it is more than evident that they babble and talk absurdly who, in the place of God’s providence, substitute bare permission — as if God sat in a watchtower awaiting chance events , and his judgments thus depended upon human will. (Institutes of The Christian Religion, Battles translation, Book 1, Chapter 18, Section 1)
Free Will Friday: John Calvin And The Babblers
August 17, 2012 by Jeff Peterson

