most others, indeed beyond them all. I add, that, with regard to what belongs to common places, his Institutes must be read after the Catechism, as a more ample interpretation. But to all this I subjoin the remark, that they must be perused with cautious choice, like all other human compositions.”—And again, speaking of the doctrine of justification, he says: My opinion is that of Calvin, to whose third book of the Institutes, on this subject, I am ready to subscribe." 66 The occasion of the Christian Institutes has been noticed. 2 The work was greatly enlarged and altered in its arrangement after its first publication: but its doctrine appears unchanged from first to last. One of the first things probably which would strike a reader, who has known Calvin only by common report, on examining the Institutes, would be the highly practical character of the work. Only four or five chapters out of fourscore are employed on those subjects which are commonly supposed to distinguish Calvin's writings: and these chapters together scarcely equal in extent the two chapters on the Moral Law, or the one on Prayer. In like manner only two articles treating of these subjects, (amounting to fifty-five pages out of eight hundred,) are found in all Calvin's other works, except what may be scattered among his Commentaries. So much it seemed proper to remark for the purpose of obviating prevailing misapprehensions: but to enter more particularly into these questions, or into the character of Calvin's works, would be foreign to this place, and to our present purpose. 1 "Declaration of Arminius," see Christian Observer for 1807, 2 Above, p. 325. p. 179. 3 A copious analysis and review of the Institutes is given in Contin. of Milner, vol. iii. 495-601. Also, in an appendix, a full exposure of a scandalous calumny against the moral character of Calvin, which has been afresh brought forward by the present bishop of Strasburgto the disgrace of the accuser and not of the accused. THE END. INDEX. Zwingle, Ecolampadius, and Calvin are referred to by their respective Initials. Adiaphrostic controversy, C. on | Biveroni, 61. 353-4. Affliction, benefit of, 143-145; Z. Amman, James, 129. Blancherose, 313, 315. Bonnivard, 281, 282-3, 310. Anabaptists, 116, 129, 147, 180, 196, Boukstab, 152, 157. 328. Andre, Eust. 270: St. 362. Antichrist, on holding communion Appenzel,reformation of, 65,123,273 Avenche, reformation of, 271. Baden, disputation of, 108, 131- Basle, reformation of, 29, 61, 83, Bayle, on C.'s disinterestedness, Baxter, R. on C., 403. Bersi, Mark, 121. Biderman, 124. 126, 170. Bouquet, 290, 292. Bucer, 151, 154-156. Bullinger, H. the father, 27, 170: Bure, Idolette de, 334, 335. Calvin, his early history, 320, &c. Calvinism, remarks on, 266-268. Capito, 32-34, 274: his letter to Bienne, reformation of, 23, 124- Caroli, P. 313, 316, 329. Carpentarius, 74. Gallitz, 130. Geiler, John, 4. Geneva, account of, 279-283: re- Geroldseck, 14, 17, 85, 210. Gibbon on Servetus, 373. Grisons, reformation of, 61, 127- Grotz, Philip, 174. Gualter, Rodolph, 101. Haller, 39, 61-63, 81, 135-6, 148, 150, 277: Z. to him, 221. Images, discussion on, 86, 87: abo- Joner, of Cappel, 87, 141. Jude, Leo, 30, 59, 86, 116: E. to, Justification, Farel on, 313-315. Mamelukes, at Geneva, 281. Marpurg, conference of, 177-180. Maurel, Geo. 241, 252. Meats, distinction of, 49, 50, 97. Melancthon, on the eucharist, 198: his correspondence with C. 343. Miles, Maur. 126. Ministers, Z. on, 221: E. on, 172, 226, 228, 229-236, 237, 249. Miracles, popish, 305-6. Mission, protestant, 383. Montbelliard, 184. Montesquieu, on C. 341. Morat, 190. Morus, Alex. 339. Mulhausen, 120, 140, 228. Munster, J. de, 150, 156-159: Seb. 168. Murner, 131-134. Muss, marquis of, 161, 202. Poissy, conferences of, 386. Preaching, Z.'s, 7, 15, 19-22: Œ. Predestination, E. on, 250: Z. on, Presbyterian government, 162, Myconius, Oswald, 18, 38: Z. to, Rachat, 4. 217-220. Navarre, Queen of, 317, 324, 345. Neuchatel, 182, 187, 191–193. Nicodemites, 346. Ruteman, 104. Saunier, 287, 309, 332. Savoy, duke of, 279, 285, 299, 306-7. Schaffhausen, 65, 83, 91, 124, 146, Schaller, 121. Schinner, card. 16. Schlegel, 162. Schlosser, martyr, 175, 176. Schmidt, Conrad, 64. Schuler, 211. Schweitz, atrocious act of, 175. Scriptoris, Paulus, 31. Vanner, 40. Vaud, Pays de, 311. Viret, Peter, 183, 272, 317: poi- Volsius, Paul, 334. Waldenses, the, 240–252. War, mercenary, 12, 44: civil, in Watson, R. his life of Wesley, 373. Scriptures, translated, 116: burn- Weissenberg, 121. ed, 296. Sebiville, 222, 224. Servetus, 198, 325, 364, 373. Socinus, L. and F., 356, 359: on Soleure, reformation there, 65, Somerset, protector, C. to, 350. Stephen, Henry, 319. Sterner, Lewis, 125. Stetler, 120. Storder, John, 334. Swiss, people, 2: reformers, 29- 43: divisions of, on religion, 137 Thurgau, 127. Tockenburg, 126, 146. Ulm, 226. Ulman, Wolf. 123, Vadian, 37, 61, 86, 90, 146, 149. Vandel, Peter, 378. Wesen, 171. Wesley, on Servetus, 373. Wirths, martyrs, 103-106. Wyttenbach, 4, 5, 23, 124, 125, 126. Ziegler, 129, 161. Zuric, disputations of, 68-80, 86— |