Book 4/Chapter 7
The origin of the problem (section 5)
1. How long does Calvin believe Rome has sought to have lordship over other churches?
2. What happened when Athanasius was unjustly deposed from his see?
3. Why was this a bad precedent?
Church power (section 6)
1. What are the four kinds of church power as outlined by Calvin?
2. What did the early behavior of Rome indicate with regard to ordination?
Mutual admonition (section 7)
1. What do ancient admonitions show us?
Convening synods (section 8)
1. Who had the authority to call a universal council?
2. What does Calvin not deny with regard to the Roman bishop?
Shamelessness (section 9)
1. What shows the shameless grasping for power that Rome was guilty of?
These are the questions for the readings for Tuesday, September 22, and those readings can be found here.