Calvinism a life-system - pagina 223

CALVINISM AND ART. newer forms

and richer material,

original

remains the same.

find

219 nature of the

the

Thus Calvinism was

not only able, but bound, to confess that, by the grace of God, the Greeks were the primordial nation of art;

owing

that

conquered

to

although

that

the sphere of Religion, ted

in

a dependent

being

Therefore,

independent

of

certainly

it

a

vered fundamental

Greek development,

classical

this

rights

its

ought

to

existence; radiate

art

and

also

in

should in no wise be engraf-

it

sense upon the ecclesiastical tree. of

return

lines,

art

to

her

redisco-

the Renaissance did not present

to Calvinism as a sinful effort, but as a divinely

itself

And

ordered movement.

as such Calvinism encouraged

Renaissance not by pure accident, but with clear

the

consciousness and definite purpose, in accordance with its

deepest principle.

Hence there tary result of

Calvinism

is

its

no question

simply as an involun-

opposition to the Hierarchy of

Rome,

should at the same lime have encouraged

the emancipation of this

that,

liberation

art.

On

the contrary,

and was bound to

effect

it it,

demanded within

its

own circle, as a consequence of its world- and life-view. The world after the fall is no lost planet, only destined now to afford the church a place in which to continue her combats; and humanity

which

only

elect.

On

the

the beginning,

is

no aimless mass of people

the purpose of giving birth to the

serves

contrary the world now, as well as in is

the theatre for the mighty works of

God, and humanity

remains

a creation of His hand,

which, apart from salvation, completes under this present dispensaton,

here

on earth, a mighty process, and

in

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