Calvinism - pagina 33

CALVINISM A LIFE SYSTEM.

The

third fundamental relation which decides the inter-

of hfe

pretation

As

world.

elements

is

the relation which you bear

which you come into touch

The

the world.

said in general; that

it

places too

the world, and therefore to

and

of,

places

makes sport of the

visionary

purpose either,

too it

to

God,

man

in

in order: viz.,

is

it.

On

it

it

both stands

the other hand

an estimate upon the world, it

in

reaching after

of a sensual paradise.

however

can be

an estimate upon

some extent

itself

loiu

/^/^/^

and triumphs over

world

view

in

loses

For the

we need say no more of

both for Christian Europe and America

since

the antithesis between the

viz.,

Of Paganism

your attitude toward the world.

Islamism

the

Calvinism places you being thus reviewed,

which

fear

:

God and

relation to

the third and last fundamental relation

in

to

previously stated there are three principal

with

man and into

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man and

the

world has assumed

narrower form of the antithesis between the world

The traditions of the Middle Ages gave rise to this. Under the hierarchy of Rome the Church and the World were placed over against and the Christian

each

other,

as being

the

still

circles.

one as being sanctified and the other

under the curse.

Everything outside the

Church was under the influence of demons, and exorcism banished

this

demoniacal power from everything that

came under the protection, Hence in a the Church. social Hfe

The

was

influence

and

inspiration of

Christian country the entire

to be covered

by the wings of the Church.

magistrate had to be anointed and confessionally

bound; astical

art

and science had to be placed under

ecclesi-

encouragement and censure, trade and commerce

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