Excerpt from Philip Melanchthon: The Protestant Preceptor of Germany, 1497-1560 By far the larger part of the materials used in the composition of this book were taken from Melanchthon's own writings as contained in the Corpus Rcformatorum. Bindseil's Supplementa and the Wittenberg edition of Melanchthon's works(1562-64) were also used. Besides the other sources of information noted in the margin, the standard Church histories, the Real-Encyclopadie of Drs. Herzog and Plitt, and many pamphlets originating in the memorial year of 1897, were employed. Neither labour nor expense of travel in Germany has been spared in getting accurate information and in ascertaining the opinions of the best and wisest Melanchthon scholars. Galle's Charakteristik Melanchthons (1840), Herrlinger's Die Theologie Melanchthons (1878), and Hartfelder's Philipp Melanchthon als Praeceptor Germaniae (1889), have been very serviceable. For information in regard to the publishing operations of the Wittenberg Press, I am indebted to Mr. G. H. Putnam's Books and their Makers during the Middle Ages. The author has aimed throughout at objectivity of presentation, and has given his authority for all important facts and statements. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

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In Morality After Calvin, Kirk M. Summers examines the development of ethical thought in the Reformed Orthodox tradition immediately following the death of Calvin. Framed around a previously unstudied poetic work of French theologian Theodore Beza, the Cato Censorius Christianus (1591), and read in conjunction with the works and correspondence of Beza and his colleagues, the book reveals the theoretical underpinnings of the disciplinary activity during the period. The poems of the Cato show that the moral fervor of the latter half of the sixteenth century had its genesis in a well-formulated theology that viewed a Christian's sanctification as a process of restoration to an original order created by God. For Beza the Christian life does not end with grace and salvation, but begins there. The principles of morality, in this theoretical framework, look back to the very moment of creation, when God structured human relationships, established a certain order in nature, and issued commands. The Mosaic Law and Christ himself embody these principles, which include an ethos of listening, sincerity of life, engagement with one's calling, love of neighbor, respect for divine order, and a desire for the purity of the flock. With insight and dexterity, as well as the use of previously unavailable sources, Summers contributes this significant volume to the study of Beza and his place in the history of the Reformed Orthodoxy.