Tracts and Letters (Volume 7) by John Calvin (Available from Amazon or free here) - Read Letters DCXXXV to DCXLVIII.
Today we read letters from 1562 and 1563 addressed to Sulcer, Bullinger, the Queen of Navarre, M. de Soubise, the Comtesse de Roye, the Marquise de Rothelin, M. de Crussol, Madame de Crussol, the Prince Porcien, the Prince of Conde and the Duchess of Ferrara.
The major subject of discussion today was the war in France between the Roman Catholics and the Protestants and the subsequent treaty of Amboise (which Calvin was not too impressed with).
We also learned of the death of the King of Navarre in one of the battles and his wife's assumption of government.
I liked this advice to the Queen: 'But it is certain that all fear of men which will divert us from paying to God the homage he deserves, and induce us to deprive him of his due, proves that we do not fear him in good earnest, and make but small account of his invincible power, by which he has promised to protect us.'
Fear of man demonstrates a lack of fear in God. If we really feared God's invincible power, we would not fear man and thereby sin.
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