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100 1 _aCalvin, Jean,
240 1 0 _aPraelectiones in Ezechielis prophetae viginti capita priora.
_lEnglish
245 1 0 _aCommentaries on the first twenty chapters of the book of the prophet Ezekiel /
_cby John Calvin ; now first translated from the original Latin, and collated with the French version by Thomas Myers.
260 _aEdinburgh :
_bPrinted for the Calvin Translation Society,
_c1849-50.
300 _a2 v. ;
_c23 cm.
500 _av.1. includes 'The sixth annual report of the Calvin Society. Instituted in May MDCCCXLIII, for the publication of translations of the works of John Calvin' - half t.p.
520 _aABOUT THE AUTHOR: John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530. After religious tensions provoked a violent uprising against Protestants in France, Calvin fled to Basel, Switzerland, where he published the first edition of his seminal work Institutes of the Christian Religion in 1536. In that year, Calvin was recruited by William Farel to help reform the church in Geneva. The city council resisted the implementation of Calvin and Farel's ideas, and both men were expelled. At the invitation of Martin Bucer, Calvin proceeded to Strasbourg, where he became the minister of a church of French refugees. He continued to support the reform movement in Geneva, and was eventually invited back to lead its church. Following his return, Calvin introduced new forms of church government and liturgy, despite the opposition of several powerful families in the city who tried to curb his authority. During this period, Michael Servetus, a Spaniard with views Calvin considered heretical and the first European to describe the function of pulmonary circulation, arrived in Geneva. He was denounced by Calvin and executed by the city council. Following an influx of supportive refugees and new elections to the city council, Calvin's opponents were forced out. Calvin spent his final years promoting the Reformation both in Geneva and throughout Europe. Calvin was a tireless polemic and apologetic writer who generated much controversy. He also exchanged cordial and supportive letters with many reformers, including Philipp Melanchthon and Heinrich Bullinger. In addition to the Institutes, he wrote commentaries on most books of the Bible, as well as theological treatises and confessional documents. He regularly preached sermons throughout the week in Geneva. Calvin was influenced by the Augustinian tradition, which led him to expound the doctrine of predestination and the absolute sovereignty of God in salvation of the human soul from death and eternal damnation. Calvin's writing and preachings provided the seeds for the branch of theology that bears his name. The Reformed and Presbyterian churches, which look to Calvin as a chief expositor of their beliefs, have spread throughout the world.
630 0 0 _aBible.
_pEzekiel
_vCommentaries.
700 1 _aMyers, Thomas.
710 2 _aCalvin Translation Society.
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