{"product_id":"institutes-of-the-christian-religion-volume-1-of-2-9781546345244","title":"Institutes of the Christian Religion [Volume 1 of 2]","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Allen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christianity - Calvinist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstitutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin's seminal work of Protestant systematic theology. It is highly influential in the Western world and is still widely read by theological students today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eAdvertisement.\u003cbr\u003eThe Translator's Preface.\u003cbr\u003eThe Author's Preface to An Edition Published In The Year 1559, With His Last Corrections And Additions.\u003cbr\u003eDedication.\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Syllabus.\u003cbr\u003eBook I. On The Knowledge Of God The Creator.\u003cbr\u003e Argument.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter I. The Connection Between The Knowledge Of God And The Knowledge Of Ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter II. The Nature And Tendency Of The Knowledge Of God.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter III. The Human Mind Naturally Endued With The Knowledge Of God.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter IV. This Knowledge Extinguished Or Corrupted, Partly By Ignorance, Partly By Wickedness.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter V. The Knowledge Of God Conspicuous In The Formation And Continual Government Of The World.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter VI. The Guidance And Teaching Of The Scripture Necessary To Lead To The Knowledge Of God The Creator.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter VII. The Testimony Of The Spirit Necessary To Confirm The Scripture, In Order To The Complete Establishment Of Its Authority. The Suspension Of Its Authority On The Judgment Of The Church, An Impious Fiction.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter VIII. Rational Proofs To Establish The Belief Of The Scripture.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter IX. The Fanaticism Which Discards The Scripture, Under The Pretence Of Resorting To Immediate Revelations, Subversive Of Every Principle Of Piety.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter X. All Idolatrous Worship Discountenanced In The Scripture, By Its Exclusive Opposition Of The True God To All The Fictitious Deities Of The Heathen.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter XI. Unlawfulness Of Ascribing To God A Visible Form. All Idolatry A Defection From The True God.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter XII. God Contradistinguished From Idols, That He May Be Solely And Supremely Worshipped.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter XIII. One Divine Essence, Containing Three Persons; Taught In The Scriptures From The Beginning.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter XIV. The True God Clearly Distinguished In The Scripture From All Fictitious Ones By The Creation Of The World.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter XV. The State Of Man At His Creation, The Faculties Of The Soul, The Divine Image, Free Will, And The Original Purity Of His Nature.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter XVI. God's Preservation And Support Of The World By His Power, And His Government Of Every Part Of It By His Providence.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter XVII. The Proper Application Of This Doctrine To Render It Useful To Us.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter XVIII. God Uses The Agency Of The Impious, And Inclines Their Minds To Execute His Judgments, Yet Without The Least Stain Of His Perfect Purity.\u003cbr\u003eBook II. On The Knowledge Of God The Redeemer In Christ, Which Was Revealed First To The Fathers Under The Law, And Since To Us In The Gospel.\u003cbr\u003eArgument.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter I. The Fall And Defection Of Adam The Cause Of The Curse Inflicted On All Mankind, And Of Their Degeneracy From Their Primitive Condition. The Doctrine Of Original Sin.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter II. Man, In His Present State, Despoiled Of Freedom Of Will, And Subjected To A Miserable Slavery.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter III. Every Thing That Proceeds From The Corrupt Nature Of Man Worthy Of Condemnation.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter IV. The Operation Of God In The Hearts Of Men.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter V. A Refutation Of The Objections Commonly Urged In Support Of Free Will.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter VI. Redemption For Lost Man To Be Sought In Christ.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter VII. The Law Given, Not To Confine The Ancient People To Itself, But To Encourage Their Hope Of Salvation In Christ, Till The Time Of His Coming.\u003cbr\u003e...\u003cbr\u003e...\u003cbr\u003e...\u003cbr\u003e...","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45549966131351,"sku":"9781546345244","price":1898.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781546345244.webp?v=1767676668","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/institutes-of-the-christian-religion-volume-1-of-2-9781546345244","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}