“At this day . . . the earth sustains on her bosom many monster minds, minds which are not afraid to employ the seed of Deity deposited in human nature as a means of suppressing the name of God. Can anything be more detestable than this madness in man, who, finding God a hundred times both in his body and his soul, makes his excellence in this respect a pretext for denying that there is a God? He will not say that chance has made him different from the brutes; . . . but, substituting Nature as the architect of the universe, he suppresses the name of God.”
Quote by John Calvin
Work
The Institutes Of The Christian Religion, Books First and Second
This work is a comprehensive treatise on Christian doctrine, examining the nature of faith, the Trinity, and the moral life. It is considered a cornerstone of Protestant theology and has had a significant impact on the development of Christian thought. more
Author
John Calvin
John Calvin (July 10, 1509 - May 27, 1564) was a significant figure in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation and the founder of the Calvinist branch of Protestantism. He was a theologian, philosopher, and Christian reformer whose theological ideas had a profound impact on subsequent generations. more
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