Instruction in faith (1537) /by John Calvin ; translated and edited by Paul T. Fuhrmann ; foreword by John H. Leith.
- Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster/John Knox Press, (c)1992.
- 93 pages ; 21 cm.
Translation of: Instruction et confession de foy. Originally published: Philadelphia : Westminster Press, 1949. With new introduction.
All men are born in order to know God -- What difference there is between true and false religion -- What we must know of God -- Man -- Free will -- Sin and death -- How we are delivered and restored to life -- The law of the Lord -- The summary of the law -- What comes to us from the law alone -- The law is a preparation to come to Christ -- We apprehend Christ through faith -- Election and predestination -- What true faith is -- Faith is a gift of God -- We are justified in Christ through faith -- We are sanctified through faith in order to obey the law -- Repentance and regeneration -- How the righteousness through good deeds and the righteousness through faith fit and harmonize together -- The symbol of the faith -- What hope is -- Prayer -- What one must consider in prayer -- Exposition of the Lord's Prayer -- Perseverance in prayer -- The sacraments -- What the sacrament is -- Baptism -- The supper of the Lord -- The pastors of the church and their power -- Human traditions -- Excommunication -- The magistrate or civic officer.