Calvinism - pagina 27

CALVINISM A LIFE SYSTEM. centuries the impression

than Calvin, even

God

was vivid that

it

23

was One greater

who had wrought here His movement in life is so devoid

Himself,

work. Hence, no general

of deliberate compact, none so unconventional in which

spread

it

as

among

not appear, in

Simultaneously,

Calvinism had

the countries of Western Europe, and

rise in all

was

this.

its

did

it

those nations, because the University

van, or because scholars led the people, or

its

because a magistrate placed himself at their head; but

from

sprang

it

the hearts

of the people themselves,

with weavers and farmers, with tradesmen and servants,

with it

women and young maidens and ;

exhibited the

same

characteristic

:

viz.,

in

every instance

strong Assurance

of eternal Salvation, not only without the intervention of the Church, but even in opposition to the Church.

The human its

heart had attained unto eternal peace with

God: strengthened by

covered

its

Divine fellowship,

dis-

it

high and holy calling to consecrate every

department of the

this

life

glory of God:

and every energy

and

therefore,

at

its

disposal to

when those men

or

women, who had become partakers of this Divine hfe, were forced to abandon their faith, it proved impossible, that they could deny their Lord; and thousands and tens of thousands burned at the stake, not complaining

but

exulting,

with

thanksgiving

psalms upon their Hps. this,

but

in Calvin

in

their

hearts

and

Calvin was not the author of

God who through his Holy Spirit had wrought that which He had wrought in them. Calvin

stood not above them, but as a brother by their

a sharer with them of God's blessing. Calvinism came to

its

side,

In this way,

fundamental interpretation of an

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