Calvinism a life-system - pagina 141

CALVINISM AND POLITICS. was counted the

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to-day considered the true of the vote; and thus

continuity of state-administration and church-position

all is

false one, is

according to the decision

one,

1

lost.

Hence

is

it

that the Calvinists have always struggled

so proudly and courageously for the liberty, that

say for the sovereignty, of the Church, within her sphere,

In

distinction

in

Her

King.

from the Lutheran theologians.

position in the State

permission

office-bearers.

to

And

distinguish

her- privilege,

her

own

own her by

way

truth from the

and not that of the

own

the

as

but jure divino.

She possesses her own

in a similar

characteristics

proclaim her

not assigned

is

Government,

of the

She has her own organisation. gifts

to

own

they contended, the Church has her

Christ,

the

is

she has her

lie.

It

is

own

therefore

State, to determine

Church,

true

and to

confession, as the confession of the

truth. If in this position

she

will

spiritual

fight

and

she

against social

tests the right of

is

opposed by other churches,

these

her spiritual battle, with

weapons; but she denies and con-

every one whomsoever, and therefore

also of the government, to pose as a different

institutions

power above these

and to render a decision between

her and her sister-churches.

The government bears

sword which wounds; not the sword of the

And

decides in spiritual questions. Calvinists

the

which

for this reason the

have ever resisted the idea to assign to the

'government a patria potestas. regulates

Spirit,

in

his

family

the

To

religion

be sure a father of that

family.

But when the government was organized, the family

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