Excerpt from Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists

In. The chief moral requisite for* such a work Calvin is excelled by none.' He is an honest interpreter. No con sideration would have induced him to wrest the words of Scripture from their plain meaning. Those who may ques tion his conclusions cannot trace them to an unworthy motive. Timid theologians will be occasionally startled by his exposi tions. Though they may not absolutely impeach the sound ness of his doctrine, they will tremble for the fate of some favourite theory or ingenious argument. With such minds he has no sympathy. He examines the Scriptures with the humility of one who inquires at the oracle of God, (2 Sam. Xvi. And proclaims the reply with the faith of one who knows that the word of the Lord is tried.