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Christ the End of the Law: Being the Preface to the Geneva Bible of 1550 is unavailable, but you can change that!

Christ, the End of the Law first appeared in 1550 as the preface to the Geneva Bible. It was translated into English in 1801, and provides an important source of material for understanding Calvin’s conception of the relationship between the law and grace. The trajectory of Scripture, Calvin shows, is toward redemption, and this story culminates in Christ.

strangers to His House, and can greedily after other Gods, committing Idolatry after the manner of the Gentiles. Wherefore, as the LORD had well foreseen, and had well provided for from the commencement, in order to bring men to GOD, Jews as well as Gentiles, it was necessary that there should be a new Covenant, Certain, Assured, and Inviolable; and to Establish and Confirm it there was need of a Mediator, who should go between and intercede with the two parties, to Reconcile them; without which,
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