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CALVINISM AND SCIENCE.

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three self-consciousness does not exist with him.

Normalist

the force

our

upon

consciousness

his

has to

consciousness

This

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 real difference

if

view nothing else could be expected.

between his consciousness and ours, he would thereby

have admitted a break

We, on ness

be found

shall

semen

seed",

"religious feeling",

sensiis

moments

it

no

is

mental

and

in

or unconfessed,

it is

just his system,

disbelieves,

but

that

on the contrary disagreement

He,

who

is

sin,

and

he,

possess certainty of faith;

and

all

himself:

Sancti, this

man who

in a

cannot agree, is

inevitable.

not born again, cannot have a substantial

knowledge of Spiritus

a

strain, causes the soul to

less true, that

man who

a

man

and that the "God-

confessed

which teaches that human consciousness believes

Calvin main-

It is true,

religionis,

divinitatis,

of intense

tremble, but

him.

in

hidden in the heart of every

tains, that there is

in

normal condition of things.

in the

the contrary, do not claim, that our conscious-

who is he who

cannot believe

not converted, cannot

Testimonium Holy Scriptures,

lacks the

in the

according to the thrilling saying of Christ

"Except a man be born again, he cannot

see

the kingdom of God"; and also according to the saying of the

apostle:

"The

natural

things of the spirit of God".

excuse unbelievers on

when they

will

But with regard of course,

have

man

this account.

be convinced

receiveth

not the

Calvin, however, does not

The day will come, own conscience.

in their

to the present condition of things we,

to

acknowledge

tiuo

kinds of Jiuman

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