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John Calvin was just 27 years old when the first edition of his Institutes was published in Basel in 1536. Building on the work of Erasmus and Luther, Calvin wrote with brilliance and passion of the many ways the church and its theology had been “deformed,” and he presented a case for restoring the church and theology to its pristine purity. Calvin’s “little book”—as he affectionately called...

blinded by self-love. Consequently, he is unable to see himself and, as it were, to descend into himself, and confess his misery. ‹2.8.5› Seeing our condition, the Lord has provided us with a written law to teach us what perfect righteousness is and how it is to be kept: that is, firmly fixed in God, we turn our gaze to him alone, and to him aim our every thought, yearning, act, or word. ‹2.8.4› This teaching of righteousness clearly shows how far we have strayed from the right path. To this end
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