Calvinism a life-system - pagina 235

SIXTH LECTURE.

CALVINISM AND THE FUTURE.

The was,

chief purpose

eradicate

to

of

my

wrong

the

lecturing in this countryidea,

that Calvinism re-

dogmatical and ecclesiastical

presented an exclusively

movement, Calvinism did not stop at a church-order, but ex-

panded in

a life-system, and did not exhaust

in

a dogmatical construction,

world-viezv,

and such a one as was, and

to

to the needs of every stage of

fit

itself

velopment, Christian

in

every department of

religion

to

its

angel

confederation;

of science;

political

scheme,

government, both

it

and

is,

able

human

put a thorough ;

it

de-

raised our

became the preformation

emancipated art;

it

propagated a constitutional

Europe and America

Christian

it

proved to be the guardian

which gave birth to in

It

life

;

it

fostered

and industry, commerce and navigation

agriculture

family-ties

it

life.

still

energy

highest spiritual splendour;

created a church order, which

of state

its

but created a

;

it

Stamp upon home-Hfe and

promoted through

its

high moral standard

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