Institutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin – 1845 | Calvin Translation Society Edition

Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin is a highly influential text in Protestant theology. Calvin laid out plainly and authoritatively the tenants of Reformed theology, such as predestination and justification through faith, designed to inform and encourage believers. The set also includes Calvin’s arguments against Roman Catholic practices of the time, such as the selling of indulgences and the belief in Purgatory. This 1845 English edition, translated by Henry Beveridge, was printed in Edinburgh by the Calvin Translation Society, is complete in three volumes and includes an extensive introduction with historical material that is frequently left out of later editions.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Institutes of the Christian Religion. By John Calvin. A New Translation, By Henry Beveridge, Esq.
• Author: John Calvin
• Contributor: Henry Beveridge (translator)
• Publisher: Edinburgh: Calvin Translation Society
• Edition: First edition, 1845
  • First edition of the Beveridge translation
• Binding: Original publisher’s red cloth
• Format: Quarto (4to), three volumes
• Size: ~ 8.75 in x 5.75 in (22 cm x 14.5 cm)
• Collation:
  • Vol. I – cxvi, 542
  • Vol. II – [4], 630, [2]
  • Vol. III – 8, 662, [2]
• Illustrations: Engraved portrait frontispiece in Vol. I
• Contents Include:
  • Address to Francis I
  • Discussion of Scripture and Faith
  • Sin and the Human Condition
  • Christ’s Role in Redemption
  • Church Rules and Civil Order

Condition:

Very Good. All three volumes are secure and complete. The cloth bindings are solid, with mild signs of wear at the corners and edges, and some rubbing to the boards. Pages exhibit mild age toning and foxing, and a few sections have been underlined by an engaged previous reader. No missing or torn sections observed.

Why Collect This?

• English translation of foundational Protestant theology
• Scriptural arguments against corruption in the Catholic Church
• Relevant to both theological and historical collectors
• A well-preserved 19th-century printing from Edinburgh

Item Number: #31087