CALVIN

J’ai tâché de faire connaître la doctrine de ce second patriarche de la nouvelle réforme, et je pense avoir découvert ce qui lui a donné tant d’autorité dans ce parti. Il a paru avoir de nouvelles vues sur la justice imputative 44 qui faisait le fondement de la

43 As tutor Bossuet related to the Dauphin the history of France and had him write it, first in French and then in Latin. Bossuet then corrected the copy. In spite of his théocratie bias Bossuet is one of the forerunners of the modem historical method.

44 The doctrine of imputation is that the sin of Adam is carried down to posterity, but may be redeemed by Christ.