John Calvin:

Many people have accused me of such ferocious cruelty that I would like to kill again the man I have destroyed. Not only am I indifferent to their comments, but I rejoice in the fact that they spit in my face.

— John Calvin Early Modern

Protestant reformer

Context

Cited in a discussion about his response to critics after Servetus's execution

Date / Period

c. 1550s-1560s

Source

https://www.atheologyintension.com/john-calvin-heresy-hunter-with-an-axe-to-grin…

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

Found in 1 providers: gemini

Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

1 source

More from John Calvin

"The reprobate are created for the purpose of being destroyed."

Shocking

"When God wants to punish a nation, he sends them bad preachers."

Humorous

"The greater part of the world, because it despises the Word of God, despises also the whole of true religion."

Strange & Unusual

"The Christian life is a perpetual exercise of repentance."