Calvinism - pagina 135

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CALVINISM AND POLITICS. does

as

And

the

those

Lutheran

the free

churches have

i.e.,

in

Lutheran countries.

exclusively

flourished in

by the breath of

which were touched

countries

Calvinism,

church

I3I

in Switzerland, the Netherlands,

England,

Scotland and the United States of North America.

Roman

In

Catholic countries, the identification of the

and the

invisible

is

In Lutheran countries, with the aid of

maintained.

still

under Papal unity,

visible church,

"cuius regio eius religio", the Court- confession has been

imposed

monstrously fession

;

Calvinistic

who were

as

the land-con-

Reformed were treated harshly, they

there the

were exiled and the

on the people

outraged,

as

Netherlands,

enemies of Christ.

on the contrary,

all

In

those

persecuted for religion's sake, found a harbour

There the Jews were hospitably received there the Lutherans were in honour; there the Mennonites of refuge.

flourished

and even the Arminians and

;

were permitted the

and

in

from

secluded

churches.

Netherlands;

Mayflower to their

The Independents,

and from

same country the

this

new

fatherland.

And

here

lying characteristic of Calvinism it

gians

I

I

appeal

repeat the under-

must be sought, not

has adopted from the past, but in what

has newly created. that,

Cal-

sailed forth to transport the Pilgrim Fathers

to clear historical facts.

what

home

driven

in the

do not build therefore on subterfuge, but

1

Catholics

free exercise of their religion at

England, have found a resting place

vinistic

in

Roman

It

is

remarkable,

it

in this connection,

from the very beginning, our Calvinistic Theolo-

and

against the

jurists

have defended liberty of conscience

Inquisition.

Rome

perceived

very clearly

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