Raymond A. (Randy) Blacketer
@drdominee.bsky.social
Reformation historian. Translator of John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion.
For #Calvin, the corruption of the medieval and early modern papacy was all about the lust for power. 4.7.24 #AmTranslating
"Nor is there any other reason why the Pontiffs vent so much rage against the renascent doctrine of the gospel and exert every muscle to oppress it
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"Nor is there any other reason why the Pontiffs vent so much rage against the renascent doctrine of the gospel and exert every muscle to oppress it
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April 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
For #Calvin, the corruption of the medieval and early modern papacy was all about the lust for power. 4.7.24 #AmTranslating
"Nor is there any other reason why the Pontiffs vent so much rage against the renascent doctrine of the gospel and exert every muscle to oppress it
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"Nor is there any other reason why the Pontiffs vent so much rage against the renascent doctrine of the gospel and exert every muscle to oppress it
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One example of #Calvin’s many allusions to classical literature in the Institutes, here 4.7.22 #AmTranslating
“What complaints does Bernard [of Clairvaux] pour out, what laments does he utter, when he sees the corruptions of his age?
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“What complaints does Bernard [of Clairvaux] pour out, what laments does he utter, when he sees the corruptions of his age?
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April 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
One example of #Calvin’s many allusions to classical literature in the Institutes, here 4.7.22 #AmTranslating
“What complaints does Bernard [of Clairvaux] pour out, what laments does he utter, when he sees the corruptions of his age?
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“What complaints does Bernard [of Clairvaux] pour out, what laments does he utter, when he sees the corruptions of his age?
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#Calvin diagnoses the problem with the medieval and early modern papacy as a lust for power, #Institutes 4.7.5 #AmTranslating
"I come now to the uncontestable jurisdiction that the Roman Pontiff claims he possesses over all churches.
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"I come now to the uncontestable jurisdiction that the Roman Pontiff claims he possesses over all churches.
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April 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
#Calvin diagnoses the problem with the medieval and early modern papacy as a lust for power, #Institutes 4.7.5 #AmTranslating
"I come now to the uncontestable jurisdiction that the Roman Pontiff claims he possesses over all churches.
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"I come now to the uncontestable jurisdiction that the Roman Pontiff claims he possesses over all churches.
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Calvin Institutes 4.8.7 #AmTranslating
Calvin is discussing Christ as God's final source of revelation.
“And so it was for a good purpose that the Father appointed the Son by a unique privilege to be our teacher, commanding us to listen to him and not just any person...
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Calvin is discussing Christ as God's final source of revelation.
“And so it was for a good purpose that the Father appointed the Son by a unique privilege to be our teacher, commanding us to listen to him and not just any person...
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April 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Calvin Institutes 4.8.7 #AmTranslating
Calvin is discussing Christ as God's final source of revelation.
“And so it was for a good purpose that the Father appointed the Son by a unique privilege to be our teacher, commanding us to listen to him and not just any person...
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Calvin is discussing Christ as God's final source of revelation.
“And so it was for a good purpose that the Father appointed the Son by a unique privilege to be our teacher, commanding us to listen to him and not just any person...
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#Calvin on the papal decrees allowing monks to serve as priests, Institutes 4.5.8 #AmTranslating
"But what kind of grounds are there that some uneducated ass, once he has come to occupy the See of Rome, can overturn all of antiquity with a single little word?"
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"But what kind of grounds are there that some uneducated ass, once he has come to occupy the See of Rome, can overturn all of antiquity with a single little word?"
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January 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
#Calvin on the papal decrees allowing monks to serve as priests, Institutes 4.5.8 #AmTranslating
"But what kind of grounds are there that some uneducated ass, once he has come to occupy the See of Rome, can overturn all of antiquity with a single little word?"
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"But what kind of grounds are there that some uneducated ass, once he has come to occupy the See of Rome, can overturn all of antiquity with a single little word?"
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It's interesting to note that John Calvin associates certain jobs with the "dregs of humanity." Calvin in Institutes 4.5.6. is criticizing the corrupt practice of awarding benefices as favors to the rich, influential, or fawning. #AmTranslating
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January 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It's interesting to note that John Calvin associates certain jobs with the "dregs of humanity." Calvin in Institutes 4.5.6. is criticizing the corrupt practice of awarding benefices as favors to the rich, influential, or fawning. #AmTranslating
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