Institutes of the Christian Religion #2 The Need of Scripture, as a Guide and Teacher

This reading includes Book 1, Chapter 5 Sections 11-15, & Chapters 6, 7, & 8.

Book 1 is entitled 'The Knowledge of the God the Creator,' and this reading includes

Chapter 5: The Knowledge of God displayed in the fabric and constant Government of the Universe. [Sections 11-15]

Chapter 6: The Need of Scripture, as a Guide and Teacher, in Coming to God as a Creator – Four Sections

Chapter 7: The Testimony of the Spirit Necessary to Give Full Authority to Scripture. The Impiety of Pretending that the Credibility of Scripture Depends on the Judgment of the Church – Five Sections

Chapter 8: The Credibility of Scripture Sufficiently Proved, in so Far as Natural Reason Admits – Thirteen Sections

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