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...the choice of Calvin, a sixteenth-century theologian, as the criterion for judging seventeenth-century theology is, historically speaking, an entirely arbitrary move. Even in the sixteenth century, Calvin was at best first among equals; his theology did not represent the entire Reformed tradition and was not the only model available to subsequent theologians. Of course, some scholars argue that Calvin’s theology represents the truth and can therefore function as a basic criterion for analysis of theology in any subsequent era. In fact, this claim should immediately be subject to suspicion: what these scholars usually mean is that Calvin (or their interpretation of Calvin) agrees with their own beliefs.