Calvinism a life-system - pagina 33

CALVINISM A LIFE SYSTEM.

The

third fundamental relation

pretation

of

As

zvorld.

elements

is

which decides the

the relation which you bear

which you come into touch

The

the world.

said in general, that

it

and

of,

places

makes sport of the

visionary

purpose

loses too

it

in

itself

loiv

/^z^/«

to

God,

man

it.

On

it

can be

an estimate upon

some extent

it

both stands

the other

hand

an estimate upon the world,

and triumphs over

world

view

in

since

either,

viz.,

in order: viz.,

is

Of Paganism

places too

the world, and therefore to fear

to the

Calvinism places you being thus reviewed,

which

your attitude toivard the world.

in

:

God and

relation to

the third and last fundamental relation

Islamism

inter-

previously stated there are three principal

with

man and into

life

29

it

in

reaching after

of a sensual paradise.

however

For the

we need say no more of

both for Christian Europe and America

the antithesis between

man and

the

world has assumed

the narrower form of the antithesis between the world

The traditions of the Middle Ages gave rise to this. Under the hierarchy of Rome the Church and the World were placed over against and the Christian

each

other,' the

as being

still

circles.

one as being sanctified and the other

under the curse.

Everything outside the

Church was under the influence of demons, and exorcism this demoniacal power from everything that came under the protection, influence and inspiration of the Church. Hence in a Christian country the entire

banished

social

life

was

to be covered

by the wings of the Church.

'The magistrate had to be anointed and confessionally bound; astical

art

and science had to be placed under

ecclesi-

encouragement and censure, trade and commerce

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