Reformed doctrine of predestination - Boettner - XIX - Chapter 28 commenced

Required reading
Reformed Doctrine of Predestination by Loraine Boettner (Available from Amazon or free on the internet, here for example).   Commence Chapter 28 (Calvinism in history) by reading points 1 to 6.

My summary
Today we start chapter 28 looking at the advance of Calvinism in history.

Before the Reformation it was primarily Augustine who articulated Calvinism, although Gottschalk and Wycliffe do get a mention.

At the Reformation it is Luther, Calvin and Zwingli who fly the flag.

Then we move to England where we see Calvinism in the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Anglican church, in the Puritans and in Cromwell and his army.

Next Scotland is examined and the name of Knox is held high.

In France the Hugenots are the mainstay of Calvinism and are known to have endured great persecution.

Finally in today's reading we look at Calvinism in Holland.

What grabbed me
Interesting to read about what distinguished Cromwell's army: 'And again, "That which chiefly distinguished the army of Cromwell from other armies, was the austere morality and the fear of God which pervaded the ranks. It is acknowledged by the most zealous Royalists that, in that singular camp, no oath was heard, no drunkenness or gambling was seen, and that, during the long dominion of soldiery, the property of the peaceable citizens and the honor of woman were held sacred. No servant girl complained of the rough gallantry of the redcoats. Not an ounce of plate was taken from the shops of the goldsmiths.'

An army like no other.  Good works are always a powerful witness to the truth.

Next week's reading
Continue Chapter 28 (Calvinism in history) by reading points 7 to 9.

Now it's your turn
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