Prof. Robert Decker

to side with Trolliet and feared his many friends, for he was a respected citizen in Geneva i but on the other hand, Calvin threatened to resign if Trolliet's views were upheld. The result was that the Council condemned Trolliet's views, bur declared him to be a good citizen. On the basis of this history, two related conclusions are drawn. The first is that Calvin had ulterior motives in his defense of the doctrine of predestination. Harkness, e.g.,30 claims that to attack Calvin's doctrine of...