Calvin on Living as a Sojourner
Vertical vs. Horizontal Exile
Vertical vs. Horizontal Exile
In political action and cultural labors, we win by winning. Victory is possible, though not at any point guaranteed.
It is a sufficient motivation to pursue virtue and goodness in society and in the state. The results are left to God.
The Earth, rather than a petulant and frail deity, is a durable handmaiden to the Lord because of his immutable decree.
The Christian nation is an earthly entity whose natural principles are applied and fulfilled in light of grace.
Certain aspects of how God made the world do not cease to be operative simply because sin has twisted and deformed those institutions.