God has filled my mind with zeal to

spread his Kingdom

and to further the public good…. I have had no other purpose than to

benefit the church

by maintaining the

pure doctrine of godliness

… Moreover, it has been my purpose in this labor to prepare and instruct candidates in sacred theology for the

reading of the divine Word

, in order that they may be able both to have easy access to it and to advance in it without stumbling.

John Calvin,

To the Reader

(Institutes)
1559

Motivations for good theology…