The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-08-17
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.sSsv ed the death OF SeHetns--'ha' ne
rps cot guilty. of any thing wrong in the
sase.
knowing that the statement vas incOr-
rect, and thai the public was liable 10 be
deceived BY the. article, 1 wrote short
note to the edi.er setting forth part OF the
evidence in the case, as found in the best
authenticated histories. showing clearly that
John Calvin was the grand agenrin the mar
fysdOol Of SerYelus. To this note reply
vas attempted. and an additional defence
set up. Stating that Serve'us was convic-
ted and burnt by the party that was oppo-
ssd to Calvin. In reply to this second ar
ticls, showed from the best. authenticated
histories Of those times, and CAIRNS oTn
letters, that Servetn was condemned and
burnt by the party that was under the in
auenee of Calvin; and that he was abso-
lulely the dictator in the whole matter.
also set forth facts showing that Cal
vim in consequence Of har1 feelings which
grew out Of a. w{itten discussion between
,Serystus and himself, had gthrea,eaed bis
death seven years before he was burnt that
Calvin sent to the Roman Ccathllc inquisi'
tion at Vienna the private correspondence
had with Servetus. and also a part OF his
n.0aascript Of bis 'Bes,itu ion OF CHRISTIAN
ity," from which the Roman court proved
that Servelus was the author OF book
which they styled heresys and for which
Seryetus was condemned to be burned Al
Vienna. See Dyer's life Of Calvin, P. 270
As the PROSTITUTION Of Christianity" was
published without the rsa! name OF the au-
thor, it is very probable that Servetus would
not have been condemned at Vienna had it
not been fpr the documents sent, 10 thG Ro-
man court by Calvin through TrIe Gaillaumc.
And yet MIR. I'D, cannot see what use they
had for Calvin $ help. When the truth IS
that without his help the probability is, al
would have failed. Again MIR. "D" thinks
thtt Calvin had no motive to influence him
20 assist the court Of Rome in this matter.
We think differently. Calvin was charged
ty the Church of Rome with being a here
nc in the fundamentals of Christianity
Now, here was chance to p owe his love
for the Athanasian creed and his hatred to
Socnianism; and a first rate opportunity to
wreak his vengeance upon an old enemy,
and he yielded to the temptation, and Her
cd and Pilot once more made friends \
man who could 90 with IL lantern in his
hand into cold damp dungeon, where his
theological opponent was chained to stone
floor, and ask him to recant his religious
views, under .hc. penalty of being burned
at the stake, is capable of short friend
ship with Rome to accomplish his purpose,
1t was no worse to aid Rome in puaishng
hereto, than to afterwards punish him for
the same hereses. There is no escape
here. l also proved that after. Servetus
had escaped from Vienna, end was, passing
through Geneva Calvin had him arrested
that Calvin acted as the prosecutor; that
Calvin influenced the court to refuse Serve
tus counsel; that during the trial he wrote
to Farel hoping that Seryetus would be put
to death; and that Calvin afterb be was burnt
boasted that he had purged the church Of Il
monster. 81, S..
don't wonder that Mr.. cd" would rath'
er talk ahopt Mr.. Wesley, aud Methodl-t
Episcopacy; have no doubt but thai
those topics are more agreeable to hlmseI
and a part of his readers. 1t is perfectly
natural for a man in his fix, to raise dus
and attempt to escape in the fog. J have
no doubt but that he has wished himself ou
Of the scrape long since. Well, his getting
in was his own laults and 50 is his keeping
in, for simple acknowledgment of tAs
truth, would have let him off long since
and it would have been equally honorable tc
Calvin. e
He thinks it very important to his caus
to prove Mr.. Wesley liar, and unworth.
Of credit. And Why? Because had quo
ted from Wesley's works to prove that Cal
vim had not even labored to have the pun
ishment If .Servetus mitigated after he wa
condemned to be burnt; though had pro
we'd the same thing verbotina ct. AtHrdttn
from Calvin's, own pen as quoted by Dyer
Hence, whoever has been guilty of false
hood in this matter, ii is not Mr.. Wesly.--
But his efforts to prove Mr.. Wesley guilt.
Of falsehOed, is as novel as the charge it
self He says he misrepresented MIR. Top
lady on the subject of predestinAtion.- -
But how does he prove it? That he mad
!. false quotation? No. That he SO gar
bled the work that he destroyed the tru
meaning? Notbingo the kind. But tha
lie drew false conclusion from the prem
Uses laid down by Mr.. Toplady! Now, i,
defy any man on earth, to draw any othe
logical conclusion from the premises THAI
Mr. Wesley drew. Now, if "the DEGREES o
election and reprobatio1 are mmutablo anc
irreyersible,'' and I'VE cap fined no ethe
cause but the WILL OF Gop for reProbator
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