Calvin's first catechism: a commentary : featuring Ford Lewis Battles' translation of the 1538 Catechism

Calvin's Catechism of 1538 --

Commentary. 1. Introduction. 2. True Religion and the Knowledge of God (Secs. 1-3). 3. Excursus: The Authority of Scripture - The Inner Witness of the Spirit. 4. Our Plight apart from God (Secs. 4-7). 5. Law of God and the Shape of the Christian Life (Secs. 8-11, 17). 6. Excursus: Christian Freedom (Sec. 31). 7. Election and Predestination (Sec. 13). 8. Faith (Secs. 12, 14-21). 9. Apostles' Creed (Sec 20): Part I: "I Believe in God" 10. Apostles' Creed (Sec. 20): Part II: "And in Jesus Christ" 11. Prayer (Secs. 22-25). 12. Sacraments (Secs. 26-29): Baptism and the Lord's Supper. 13. Nature and Marks of the Church (Secs. 30, 32). 14. Magistracy and Civil Government (Sec. 33). App. Calvin, Theologian of the Holy Spirit.