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| List of Abbreviations | |
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| How to Use This Book | |
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| John Calvin and His Institutes | |
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| Introduction to the Notes | |
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| Reading Guide | |
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| Introductory Material (pp. 3-8; "Prefatory Address") | |
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| The Knowledge of God the Creator | |
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| Knowing God and Ourselves (1.1-4) | |
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| God Revealed in Creation (1.5) | |
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| The Bible and the Holy Spirit (1.6-9) | |
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| Idolatry and the Trinity (1.11-13) | |
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| The Created World and Humanity as Created (1.14-15) | |
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| God's Sovereign Providence (1.16-18) | |
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| The Knowledge of god the Redeemer in Christ | |
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| Original Sin (2.1-2.3.5) | |
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| How God Works in the Human Heart (2.3.6-2.5) | |
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| The Place of the Law (2.6-7) | |
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| Exposition of the Moral Law (2.8) | |
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| Relation between the Old and New Testaments (2.9-11) | |
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| The Person of Jesus Christ (2.12-14) | |
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| The Redemptive Work of Jesus Christ (2.15-17) | |
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| The Way in Which We Receive the Grace of Christ | |
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| Saving Faith (3.1-2) | |
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| Regeneration and Repentance (3.3-5) | |
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| The Christian Life: Self-Denial (3.6-7) | |
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| The Christian Life: Bearing Our Cross and Attitude toward This Life (3.8-10) | |
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| Justification by Faith (3.11.1-3.14.8) | |
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| The Value of Our Good Works (3.14.9-3.18) | |
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| The True Nature of Christian Freedom (3.19) | |
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| Prayer (3.20) | |
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| Election and Reprobation (3.21-23) | |
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| Predestination and the Final Resurrection (3.24-25) | |
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| The External Means or Aids | |
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| The True Church (4.1) | |
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| The Roman Church and the Christian Ministry (4.2-7) | |
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| The Authority of the Church (4.8-9) | |
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| Church Discipline (4.10-13) | |
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| The Sacraments in General (4.14; 4.19) | |
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| Baptism and Infant Baptism (4.15-16) | |
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| The Lord's Supper (4.17-18) | |
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| Civil Government (4.20) | |
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| Appendix Table of Reading Lengths | |