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To: vladimir998
Re: "“Now I’ll say something about his work. He preached Calvinist type doctrines.”

"No, he preached Donatist type doctrines. Calvinists would reject many of his doctrines.

Wycliffe taught that there was no free will. He believed and taught predestination and "all things are ordained by God". That is the foundation of Calvinism.

Donatism is something else and it does not detract in any way from the predestination he taught, which is the foundation of Calvinist doctrine.

137 posted on 08/10/2012 10:45:14 AM PDT by spunkets
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To: spunkets

You wrote:

“Wycliffe taught that there was no free will. He believed and taught predestination and “all things are ordained by God”. That is the foundation of Calvinism.”

Calvin is the foundation of Calvinism. Wycliffe lived 140 years before Calvin. He believed in things Calvin never would have.

“Donatism is something else and it does not detract in any way from the predestination he taught, which is the foundation of Calvinist doctrine.”

Wycliffe was no Calvinist. And Calvin was no Wycliffite.


143 posted on 08/10/2012 5:36:47 PM PDT by vladimir998
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