Calvinism a life-system - pagina 77

CALVINISM AND RELIGION. brought back to earth, the

and a

altar

was

73

rebuilt of stone,

had reconstituted

priestly hierarchy

ministrations of the altar.

Next of course

itself for it

the

was neces-

sary also to renew the tangible sacrifice on earth, and

brought the church to create the unbloody

this at last

opposed

itself,

itself,

not

to

because the

ofiice

everyone knowing the order to do

and to to

all

this,

Calvinism

of priest cannot perish, and of sin

fact

realizes in his

need of a propitiatory

heart, the absolute in

against

contend against priesthood on

or against altars as such, or against sacrifice

principle, in

Now

of the Mass.

offering

away with

call believers to lift

the real sanctuary,

all this

up

where

sacrifice;

but

worldly paraphernalia,

their eyes again,

Christ,

The

ministers at the only real altar.

own

on high,

our only battle

priest,

was waged,

not against sacerdotiiim, but against sacerdotalism, and Calvin

alone

fought

this

with thorough consistency, rebtiilt

to

Lutherans and Episcopalians

a kind of altar, on earth

put

it

away,

entirely.

through to the end,

battle

Calvinism alone dared

;

Consequently,

among

the

Episcopalians, the earthly priesthood was retained, even in

the

form' of a

hierarchy;

in

Lutheran lands the

sovereign became swnmtts episcopus and the divisions of ecclesiastical ranks were imitated

claimed the absolute equality of service

of the

leaders

and

of Ministers,

^adows

church,

officebearers (i.e.,

all

;

but Calvinism pro-

who engaged

and refused to ascribe

in the

to

its

any other character than that

servants.)

That which, under the

of the Old Testament dispensation, furnished

intuitive instruction

types were

fulfilled,

by types and symbols, now that the had become to Calvin, a detriment

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