Tracts & Letters (Vol 5) - Calvin - VIII - Letters CCLXVIII to CCLXXXIII

Required reading
Tracts and Letters (Volume 5) by John Calvin (Available from Amazon or free here) - Read Letters CCLXVIII to CCLXXXIII.

My summary
Today we read letters from 1550 and 1551 addressed to Farel, Monsieur De Falais, Haller, Viret, Richard Le Fevre, the King of England, Bullinger, a 'French Gentleman', the Duke of Somerset and the ministers of Neuchatel.

The content of today's letters included:
(i) the Reformation in England, including a letter to the King himself;
(ii) the removal in Geneva of all religious festivals except the Sabbath;
(iii) refutation of Roman Catholic dogma;
(iv) literary work of Beza, Bullinger and Calvin;
(v) the Council of Trent;
(vi) persecutions in Europe;
(vii) the death of Bucer;

What grabbed me
Today a couple of times Calvin was hard on himself for being lazy.

To Farel he writes: 'I can truly affirm this, however, that it was not without shame that I read that part of your letter in which you laud my industry, being abundantly conscious of my own sloth and tardiness. May the Lord enable me, creeping along gradually, to be in some manner useful.'

If only more of us were as 'slothful' as Calvin.

Next week's reading
Read Letters CCLXXXIV to CCXCVIII.

Now it's your turn
Please post your own notes and thoughts in the comments section below.