Whoever shall now contend that it is unjust to put heretics and blasphemers to death will knowingly and willingly incur their very guilt.
Protestant reformer
In his "Defense of the Orthodox Faith" regarding the execution of Michael Servetus
1554
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"The reprobate are like hardened clay, which, the more it is baked, the harder it becomes."
Shocking"It is not in our power to believe or not to believe."
Shocking"This is not laid down on human authority; it is God who speaks and prescribes a perpetual rule for his Church."
Controversial"Though the will of God is the highest rule of justice, and all that he wills is to be held for righteous, yet he has not deemed it sufficient for us to acquiesce in his bare will, but has added reason…"
Shocking"All are not created on equal terms, but some are preordained to eternal life, others to eternal damnation."
Controversial