The original text of the Institutes for this program was downloaded from the Christian Classic Ethereal Library several years ago. I have taken this text and endeavoured to give it a simple user interface and a powerful search facility by using Microsoft's MediaView V1.4 engine. MediaView was the backbone of Microsoft's Encarta Encylopedia around 1996. Any changes or correction to the text have been made in accordance with the single volume Beveridge text published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1989 (1995 Reprint) including all footnotes, the Author Index, General Index and 100 Aphormisms.
In all the versions here, I have deviated from the normal convention of referring to sections of the Institutes in terms of a mixture of roman numerals and numbers for that of numbers only. This was to facilitate (hopefully) wider and easier use. My apology to the "Calvin Scholars" who may find this a problem.
For all Windows versions up to Windows 10 there is a portable version (stand alone, no install). However, the portable version doesn't have all the features of the program below (limited search).
A "downloadable" HTML version is also available on this site. Click Here. As is a full "online" version.
The original version of Calvin's Institutes is at 32 Bit program and will only run on Windows 95/98, NT/2000/ME/XP.
As with all my programs I make no warranty or guarantee. You use the program at your own risk.
This program is FREEWARE, but please give me with some feedback its usefulness, any problems you encountered and how it might be improved. Please send your comments by email (mcjemisc@hotmail.com).
This version of Calvin's Institutes is at 32 Bit version and will only run on Windows 95/98, NT (I have not tried it under Windows 2000/ME/XP but it should work). It will not run under Windows 3.1.
Secondly, I have broken up the download into several parts for easier down loading.
Download all of the parts of Calvin's Institutes below. You will have to click the right mouse button and select "Save Link As" or "Save Target As" to download the files.
There are two methods you can use for installation; from your hard disk or from floppy disks.
STEP 1: The file ci01.zip is a compressed file (it contains a group of files). The ci01.zip file needs to be extracted using an "unzip" program. A free one available on the internet is 7 Zip. Using the "unzip" program extract the files from all the downloaded files into the same directory/folder, preferably different to the download folder.
STEP 2: Using the Windows Explorer, locate the directory/folder into which the files have been extracted with. Run the setup.exe program by "double clicking" on it. Follow the instructions and the installation should go smoothly.
STEP 1: Using a program like The 7 Zip extract the contents of the ci01.zip file onto the first of seven floppy disks. Label it Calvin's Institutes Disk 1.
STEP 2: Extract the contents of the file ci02.zip to the second floppy disk; labeling it Calvin's Institutes Disk 2. Extract the contents of the file ci03.zip to the third floppy disk; labeling it Calvin's Institutes Disk 3. Continue in this sequence until all the files are etracted onto labeled floppy disks.
STEP 3: Insert Calvin's Institutes Disk 1 into your floppy disk drive. Locate the floppy drive with the Windows Explorer. Run the setup.exe program by "double clicking" on it. Follow the instructions and the installation should go smoothly.
STEP 4: Pass the disks onto a friend!
Please Note: You will have to click the right mouse button and select "Save Link As" or "Save Target As" to download the files.
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The text of Calvin's Institutes is in the public domain. However, the form in which its is found in the file ci.m14, is copyrighted. This Calvin's Institutes program is distributed as FREEWARE. This means that you are free to copy it, distribute it and give it to others etc., as much as you like without legal restriction, as long as the product is distributed "as is", that is, that it is not modified or changed in any way.
Calvin's Institutes comes with no warranty what so ever. You use it at your own risk.