Calvinism - pagina 156

CALVINISM AND SCIENCE.

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and showing us instead of

opinions,

the

mists,

many

has gone through

fierce struggles

it

seemed

to

Calvinism

it.

on account of

clinging to the counsel of God's decree.

again

falling

course through a well regulated bed

its

towards an ocean which waits to receive

its

and

of a powerfully-rushing mountain

picture

stream, taking

rising

Again and

be near the brink of destruction.

Calvinism has been reviled and slandered on account of

and when

it,

refused to exclude even our sinful

from God's plan, because without

actions

gramme

what they

did.

Through

not allowed

itself to

its

7niitj>,

need of unity of insight,

its

its

among

us,

circles

people,

and for

thirst

in

knowledge was

days was nowhere than that

a

in

wide

the

manifest

this

need

satisfied in a

in the writings of those

such

comprehensive view

of

an

is

world-view, fostered of the

the

quickened,

Calvinistic countries.

determination,

has

must be under

life

firmness of knowledge, order in

even

It

and order, established by God

solidity

This accounts for

himself.

confession.

be deprived by scoff and scorn of

the firm conviction, that our entire

sway of

They knew not

sin.

report and good report

evil

Calvinism has firmly maintained

the

the pro-

opponents did not shrink from accusing

making God the author of

of

it

of the order of the world would again be rent

to pieces, our

us

it

common that a

reason,

which

in

those

more abundant measure

This explains

why

it

is,

days you meet with such

energy of thought, such a

life.

I

even

venture

to sa}',

memoirs of noble women of that century,

that

in

the

and

in

the correspondence of the unlettered, an unity

of world-view and life-view

is

manifest, which impressed

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