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John calvin s institutes of the christian religion is a defining book of the reformation and a pillar of protestant theology. The institutes of the christian religion online library. First published in latin in 1536 and in calvin s native french in 1541, the institutes argues for the majesty of god and for justification by faith alone. John calvin to the reader, 1559 subject matter of the present work prefatory address to king francis i of france book 1.
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