Ranked #1
Book 1, Chapter 3: The Knowledge of God Naturally…
Book 1, Chapter 3: The Knowledge of God Naturally…
Book 1, Chapter 3 from John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion. 1. The knowledge of God being manifested to a... Read more
22 Sep 2009
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9mins
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Book 1, Chapter 11, Sections 1-4: Impiety of Attributing a Visible Form to God…
Book 1, Chapter 11, Sections 1-4: Impiety of Attributing a Visible Form to God…
Sections God is opposed to idols, that all may know he is the only fit witness to himself. He expressly forbids any att... Read more
17 Nov 2009
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17mins
Ranked #3
Book 1, Chapter 5: The Knowledge of God Conspicuous in the Creation, and Continual Government of the World
Book 1, Chapter 5: The Knowledge of God Conspicuous in the Creation, and Continual Government of the World
This chapter consists of two parts: 1. The former, which occupies the first ten sections, divides all the works of God i... Read more
6 Oct 2009
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48mins
Ranked #4
Book 1, Chapter 4: The Knowledge of God Stifled or Corrupted, Ignorantly or Maliciously
Book 1, Chapter 4: The Knowledge of God Stifled or Corrupted, Ignorantly or Maliciously
Sections. 1. The knowledge of God suppressed by ignorance, many falling away into superstition. Such persons, however, i... Read more
29 Sep 2009
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11mins
Ranked #5
Book 2, Chapter 2, Sections 1-4 – Man Now Deprived of Human Will…
Book 2, Chapter 2, Sections 1-4 – Man Now Deprived of Human Will…
1. Connection of the previous with the four following chapters. In order to lay a proper foundation for the discussion o... Read more
18 May 2011
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16mins
Ranked #6
Book 2, Chapter 2, Sections 14-20 – Man Now Deprived of Freedom of Will
Book 2, Chapter 2, Sections 14-20 – Man Now Deprived of Freedom of Will
Sections 14-20 14. The power of the intellect, secondly, with regard to the arts. Particular gifts in this respect confe... Read more
9 May 2013
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19mins
Ranked #7
Book 2, Chapter 2, Sections 21-27 — Man Now Deprived of Freedom of Will
Book 2, Chapter 2, Sections 21-27 — Man Now Deprived of Freedom of Will
Sections 21. Fourth argument. Scripture ascribes the glory of our adoption and salvation to God only. The human intellec... Read more
24 Jul 2013
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24mins
Ranked #8
Book 2, Chapter 2, Sections 5-8 – Man Now Deprived of Freedom of Will
Book 2, Chapter 2, Sections 5-8 – Man Now Deprived of Freedom of Will
Sections 5. Certain things annexed to Free Will by the ancient theologians, especially the Schoolmen. Many kinds of Free... Read more
7 Jul 2011
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11mins
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Book 1, Chapter 8: The Credibility of Scripture…
Book 1, Chapter 8: The Credibility of Scripture…
Sections Secondary helps to establish the credibility of Scripture. I. The arrangement of the sacred volume. II. Its di... Read more
27 Oct 2009
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36mins
Ranked #10
Book 2, Chapter 2, Sections 9-13 – Man Now Deprived of Freedom of Will
Book 2, Chapter 2, Sections 9-13 – Man Now Deprived of Freedom of Will
Sections 9. The language of the ancient writers on the subject of Free Will is, with the exception of that of Augustine,... Read more
6 Mar 2013
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18mins
Ranked #11
Book 1, Chapter 10: In Scripture, the True God Opposed, Exclusively, to all the Gods of the Heathen
Book 1, Chapter 10: In Scripture, the True God Opposed, Exclusively, to all the Gods of the Heathen
Sections Explanation of the knowledge of God resumed. God as manifested in Scripture, the same as delineated in his wor... Read more
10 Nov 2009
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9mins
Ranked #12
Book 1, Chapter 9: All the Principles of Piety Subverted by Fanatics, Who Substitute Revelations for Scripture
Book 1, Chapter 9: All the Principles of Piety Subverted by Fanatics, Who Substitute Revelations for Scripture
Sections The temper and error of the Libertines, who take to themselves the name of spiritual, briefly described. Their... Read more
3 Nov 2009
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11mins
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Book 1, Chapter 7: The Testimony of the Spirit Necessary to Give Full Authority to Scripture
Book 1, Chapter 7: The Testimony of the Spirit Necessary to Give Full Authority to Scripture
Sections The authority of Scripture derived not from men, but from the Spirit of God. Objection, That Scripture depends... Read more
20 Oct 2009
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20mins
Ranked #14
Book 1, Chapter 6: The Need of Scripture, as a Guide and Teacher, in Coming to God as a Creator
Book 1, Chapter 6: The Need of Scripture, as a Guide and Teacher, in Coming to God as a Creator
John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion translated by Henry Beveridge. Book 1, Chapter 6. Sections God gives... Read more
13 Oct 2009
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13mins
Ranked #15
Book 2, Chapter 1, Sections 8-11 – Through the Fall and Revolt of Adam
Book 2, Chapter 1, Sections 8-11 – Through the Fall and Revolt of Adam
Sections 8. Definition of original sin. Two parts in the definition. Exposition of the latter part. Original sin exposes... Read more
29 Jun 2010
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11mins
Ranked #16
Book 2, Chapter 1, Sections 4-7 – Through the Fall and Revolt of Adam
Book 2, Chapter 1, Sections 4-7 – Through the Fall and Revolt of Adam
Sections 4. In considering this latter part, two points to be considered; 1. How it happened that Adam involved himself ... Read more
22 Jun 2010
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16mins
Ranked #17
Book 2, Chapter 1, Sections 1-3 – Through the Fall and Revolt of Adam
Book 2, Chapter 1, Sections 1-3 – Through the Fall and Revolt of Adam
Sections The knowledge of ourselves most necessary. To use it properly we must be divested of pride, and clothed with t... Read more
15 Jun 2010
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12mins
Ranked #18
Book 1, Chapter 18 – The Instrumentality of the World…
Book 1, Chapter 18 – The Instrumentality of the World…
Sections The carnal mind the source of the objections which are raised against the Providence of God. A primary objecti... Read more
8 Jun 2010
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25mins
Ranked #19
Book 1, Chapter 17, Sections 11-14 – Use to be Made of the Doctrine of Providence
Book 1, Chapter 17, Sections 11-14 – Use to be Made of the Doctrine of Providence
Sections 11. The use of the foregoing meditation. 12. The second part of the chapter, disposing of two objections. 1. Th... Read more
1 Jun 2010
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13mins
Ranked #20
Book 1, Chapter 17, Sections 6-10 – Use to be Made of the Doctrine of Providence
Book 1, Chapter 17, Sections 6-10 – Use to be Made of the Doctrine of Providence
Sections 6. A holy meditation on Divine Providence. 1. All events happen by the ordination of God. 2. All things contrib... Read more
18 May 2010
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17mins