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Quote from d'Aubigné
Calvin is often remembered to his role as the Prosecutor in the trial and burning of [[Michael Servetus]], who was condemned by many Reformers and by the Roman Catholic church for committing heresy by denying the [[Trinity]]. Calvin requested to the City Council in Geneva that Servetus should have neither a lawyer, nor a translator. Calvin was also responsible in several witch burnings while in Geneva. Servetus was burned at the stake, despite Calvin's recommendation that Servetus ought rather to be beheaded, a form of execution considered in that day to be more honorable.
Calvin is often remembered to his role as the Prosecutor in the trial and burning of [[Michael Servetus]], who was condemned by many Reformers and by the Roman Catholic church for committing heresy by denying the [[Trinity]]. Calvin requested to the City Council in Geneva that Servetus should have neither a lawyer, nor a translator. Calvin was also responsible in several witch burnings while in Geneva. Servetus was burned at the stake, despite Calvin's recommendation that Servetus ought rather to be beheaded, a form of execution considered in that day to be more honorable.
==Legacy==
Calvin's work influenced many different Reformational groups, particularly the [[Presbyterian]]s in Scotland, the [[Congregationalism|Congregationalists]] and [[Baptist]]s England and the [[Dutch Reformed Church]] in [[Netherlands]]. The [[Westminster Confession]], the [[London Baptist Confession]] and the [[Belgic Confession]] are three statements of belief created by these groups and affirm a Calvinistic interpretation of theology.
Calvin's work influenced many different Reformational groups, particularly the [[Presbyterian]]s in Scotland, the [[Congregationalism|Congregationalists]] and [[Baptist]]s England and the [[Dutch Reformed Church]] in [[Netherlands]]. The [[Westminster Confession]], the [[London Baptist Confession]] and the [[Belgic Confession]] are three statements of belief created by these groups and affirm a Calvinistic interpretation of theology.
In the United States, the one Reformed denomination that is associated with "Hyper-Calvinism" is the 7,000 member "Protestant Reformed Churches in America (PRC)." This denomination, however, rejects as inaccurate the use of the term when applied by others to the PRC, arguing that the principles in question are those which were held by Calvin himself and, consequently, cannot be "hyper" or unorthodox.
In the United States, the one Reformed denomination that is associated with "Hyper-Calvinism" is the 7,000 member "Protestant Reformed Churches in America (PRC)." This denomination, however, rejects as inaccurate the use of the term when applied by others to the PRC, arguing that the principles in question are those which were held by Calvin himself and, consequently, cannot be "hyper" or unorthodox.
Reformation historian J. H. Merle d'Aubigné wrote of Calvin that:
<blockquote>Calvin was the founder of the greatest of republics. The Pilgrims who left their country in the reign of [[James I]]., and landing on the barren soil of New England, founded populous and mighty colonies, were his sons, his direct and legitimate sons; and that American nation which we have seen growing so rapidly boasts as its father the humble Reformer on the shore of Lake Leman.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=an-Dbx1WvwkC&pg=PA17 History of the Reformation in the Time of Calvin]</ref></blockquote>
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