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Tables of Contents for Calvin's Institutes
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
9
8
BOOK ONE GOD THE CREATOR
The Knowledge of God
17
4
The Knowledge of God and the Knowledge of Ourselves
17
2
Faith the Prerequisite to the Knowledge of God
19
2
The Knowledge of God Obscured
21
3
The Natural Instinct for God
21
1
This Instinct Obscured by Ignorance and Wickedness
22
2
The Knowledge of God Obscured in the World
24
4
God's Manifestation in the World
24
1
Our Blindness to God's Manifestation
25
3
The Knowledge of God Revealed in Scripture
28
6
Scripture the Source of Our Knowledge of God
28
1
The Authority of Scripture and the Internal Testimony of the Holy Spirit
29
3
The Adequacy of Scripture
32
2
The Nature and Attributes of God
34
2
The Trinity
36
5
The Doctrine Stated
36
1
The Distinction Between the Persons
37
2
The Doctrine Explained
39
2
The Creation of the World
41
3
The Creator and Creation
41
1
The Religious Significance of Creation
42
2
The Human Creation
44
4
The Image of God
44
1
The Error of Pantheism
45
1
The Nature of the Soul
46
2
Providence
48
7
Providence Opposed to Fortune, Fate, and Chance
48
1
The Religious Significance of Providence
49
6
BOOK TWO SIN AND JESUS CHRIST THE REDEEMER
Original Sin
55
3
The Fact of Sin
55
1
The Nature of Sin
56
2
Sin and the Freedom of the Will
58
5
The Will a Slave to Sin
58
1
Total Depravity
59
2
Human Good is Due to the Grace of God
61
2
Sin and the Law of God
63
9
Human Inability to Keep the Law
63
1
The Ten Commandments
64
8
The Person of Christ
72
3
The Mediator
72
1
The Two Natures of Christ
73
2
The Work of Christ
75
8
The Threefold Office
75
2
The Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ
77
6
BOOK THREE THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Work of the Holy Spirit
83
8
Salvation
83
2
Faith
85
3
Repentance
88
3
The Christian Life
91
9
Religion and Life
91
2
Christian Self-Denial
93
3
The Good Life and the Life to Come
96
2
Rules for Christian Living
98
2
Justification by Faith
100
8
Justification by Faith Defined
100
4
We Are Not Saved by Our Own Righteousness
104
1
Justification by Faith and Christian Liberty
105
3
Prayer, the Principal Exercise of Faith
108
5
The Necessity for Prayer
108
1
The Prerequisites of Prayer
109
1
Christ and Prayer
110
3
The Doctrine of Election
113
7
The Doctrine Stated, Difficulties Involved
113
2
Scriptural Basis of Election
115
2
Effectual Calling
117
3
Eschatology
120
9
Immortality and the Resurrection
120
2
Some Common Objections Answered
122
3
A Proper Attitude Necessary
125
1
The Destiny of the Unbeliever
126
3
BOOK FOUR THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH
The Nature and Function of the Church
129
9
Nature: The Communion of Saints
129
7
Function: The Forgiveness of Sins
136
2
The Government of the Church
138
6
Ordained by God
138
1
The Officers of the Church and Their Duties
139
3
The Ministry: Ordination and Induction
142
2
The Authority of the Church
144
10
Doctrine and the Word of God
144
4
The Law of God and Human Law
148
3
The Spiritual Jurisdiction of the Church
151
1
The Maintenance of Discipline
151
3
The Sacraments
154
15
The Nature and Purpose of the Sacraments
154
3
Baptism
157
5
The Lord's Supper
162
7
The Church and the State
169
1
Spiritual and Civil Government
169
2
The Function and Authority of Civil Rulers
171
5
The Nature of Civil Laws
176
1
The Christian Attitude Toward the State
177