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This

three self-consciousness does not exist with him.

Normalist

the force

has to

consciousness

our

upon

consciousness

Jiis

and, therefore, he tries to

disapproves,

and

claims,

that

be identical with his

own.

us,

From

his point of

For

he conceded that there might be a

if

between

view nothing else could be expected.

consciousness and ours, he would thereby

his

have admitted a break

We, on ness tains,

normal condition of things.

in the

the contrary, do not claim, that our conscious-

be found

shall

that there

is

seed",

••'religious

moments

hidden

it

It is

no

is

true, Calvin

in the heart of

divinitatis,

of intense

tremble, but

hivi.

in

sefneii religionis,

sensus

feeling", in

and

believes

in

a

it

is

just his system,

disbelieves,

but

that

on the contrary disagreement

He,

who

is

sin,

and

he,

possess certainty of faith

all

himself:

Sancti, this

in a

man who

cannot agree, is

inevitable.

not born again, cannot have a substantial

knowledge of

and

a

strain, causes the soul to

less true, that

man who

man

or unconfessed,

confessed

mental

every

main-

and that the ^'God-

which teaches that human consciousness

Spiritus

real difference

;

who is he who

cannot believe

not converted, cannot lacks the

in the

Testimonium

Holy

Scriptures,

according to the thrilling saying of Christ

"Except a man be born

again, he cannot see

kingdom of God"; and also according to the saying of the apostle: "The natural man rcceivetJi not the

the

things of the spirit of God".

Calvin, however, does not

The day will come, their own conscience.

excuse unbelievers on this account.

when they

will

But with regard of course,

have

be convinced

in

to the present condition of things we, to

acknowledge two kinds of

Jiujiudi

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