Title Page and Contents

Calvin's Calvinism

"The Eternal Predestination of God"

and

"The Secret Providence of God"

— by John Calvin

Translated by Henry Cole

Table of Contents

THE ETERNAL PREDESTINATION OF GOD

Translator's Preface

The Consent

Dedicatory Preface

Section I Eternal Predestintion.

Section II Eternal Predestination.

Section III Eternal Predestination.

Section IV Eternal Predestination.

Section V Eternal Predestination.

Section VI Eternal Predestination.

Section VII. "A Brief Reply.. ."

A DEFENCE OF THE SECRET PROVIDENCE OF GOD

Translator's Preface

Introduction by John Calvin

Calumniator's Preface

Reply of John Calvin to the Calumniator's Preface

Part I "GOD CREATED THE GREATEST PART OF THE WORLD TO PERDITION.".

Part II GOD NOT ONLY PREDESTINATED EVEN ADAM TO DAMNATION, BUT TO THE CAUSES OF THAT DAMNATION.

Part III THE SINS WHICH ARE COMMITTED, ARE COMMITTED NOT ONLY BY THE PERMISSION, BUT EVEN BY THE WILL OF GOD.

Part IV ALL THE CRIMES THAT ARE COMMITTED BY ANY MAN WHATSOEVER....

Part V NO ADULTERY, THEFT, OR MURDER, IS COMMITTED WITHOUT THE INTERVENTION OF THE WILL OF GOD.

Part VI THE SCRIPTURE OPENLY TESTIFIES THAT EVIL DOINGS ARE DESIGNED, NOT ONLY BY THE WILL.

Part VII THE WICKED, BY THEIR ACTS OF WICKEDNESS, DO RATHER GOD'S WORK THAN THEIR OWN.

Part VIII THE HARDENING OF PHARAOH ... WAS THE WORK OF GOD.

Part IX THE WILL OF GOD IS THE SUPREME CAUSE OF ALL THE HARDNESS OF HEART IN MEN.

Part X SATAN IS A LIAR, AT THE COMMAND OF GOD..

Part XI GOD GIVES THE WILL TO THOSE WHO DO EVIL.

Part XII THE WICKED, BY THEIR ACTS OF WICKEDNESS, DO RATHER GOD'S WORK THAN THEIR OWN.

Part XIII WE SIN OF NECESSITY (WITH RESPECT TO GOD).