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the origin and safeguard of our constitutional liberties
Calvinism and
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ence from the confession of God's sovereignty, consider for a
moment the Calvinistic "Cor ecclesiae," the doctrine of election. At all times ofpublic action, heroism, and national glory, the Calvinistic nations have confessed their faith in this doctrine,
and only
in
days of spiritual decadence has
foundest thought of moral Election
is
life
been
derived from the sovereighty of God.
tion, the Calvinist
this pro-
forgotten or denied.
By
elec-
has never meant an exaltation of self on
the part of any one, but merely to emphasize that
honor
all
belongs to God, even the honor of moral greatness and heroism of faith. It needs no repetition that from this, Calvin derived
all
nots this
Of our
his strength.
known from
and of the Hugue-
fathers
and
their confession
petitions. Mrs. Hutchinson, whose memoirs were quoted above, wrote conis
cerning the Puritan troubles:
"At
this period this
doctrine of election began to be abandoned prelates, but all persons
themselves to
it
more
with ardor."
important
by the Anglican
serious and saint-like, attached
Of
the founders of the
Amer-
ican Union, Bancroft testifies, that the secret of their strength
Almighty was banished
lay in their firm belief in the wonderful council of
God who had
elected them.
Hence
from their hearts, and they could as of a priestcraft as of a despot.
all
little
And
fear
become the slaves more witnesses,
for
take Professor Maurice, in his brilliant " Lectures on Social Morality." is
He
immovable,
Calvin,
and
his word.
"The foundation on which we stand we stand upon the election, spake John
writes:
for
France, Holland, and Scotland attended to That word furnished muscular vigor for the
all
French religious wars. Holland's emancipation from Spain was the fruit of this confession. The moulding of Scotland's nationality was wrought by this spiritual principle. Yes: this incisive principle works still so mightily that social morality cannot interpret
life
unless
it
reckon with this doctrine."
And
no wonder. "A living God," he writes, "higher than all dogmas and systems, was heard not by the schoolman, but
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Bekijk de hele uitgave van dinsdag 1 januari 1895
Abraham Kuyper Collection | 34 Pagina's
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Abraham Kuyper Collection | 34 Pagina's