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tion was, in fact, preached and brought within the comprehension of the 

 people. Calvin, Theodore de Be/c, and the leaders of Protestantism at 

 Geneva were also indefatigable preachers, but they did not do more than 



Fig. 406. Portrait of Sixtus Quintus (1521 1590). Reduced Fac-simile of a contemporary 

 Etching, by an unknown Italian Artist. 



paraphrase, and that rather drily, the text of the Gospel ; and, taking as a 

 principle that the Word of God had no need of profane ornamentation, they 

 did not seek to move men's hearts, or appeal to their imaginations. The 



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