… those good men who had prepared his way such as Valerand Poullain and with such wayward spirits as Bolsec and Osiander. According to what influence Calvin was under at the time, or with whom he was quarrelling, his theological pronouncements differ. In his first edition of the Institutes, Calvin takes over Zwingli’s stand. In the Consensus Tigurinus, he follows Bullinger. In his later works and church order, he reproduces Martin Bucer’s work down to headings and subheadings. On the …
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Henry Bullinger
Sep 15
… to return. Bullinger also mediated on Calvin’s behalf when the Frenchman quarrelled with Caroli, Bolsec, Servetus and Castellio. Farel would have been expelled from Neuchâtel but for Bullinger’s mediation between the city’s Church and Council. Bullinger put his mediating talents to use in England when he refereed between the two conflicting parties in the Vestment Controversy. The Zürich Reformer also took up his pen to defend Queen Elizabeth against papal criticism.
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