Theodore Beza Quotes
If the tyrant forbids what God commands, you should not at all judge that you have performed your duty if you have merely refused to obey the tyrant, unless at the same time you obey the command of God.
Theodore Beza, 1519-1605, French theologian and educator, Successor to John Calvin, Concerning the Rights of Rulers Over Their Subjects and the Duty Of Subjects Towards Their Rulers
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Theodore Beza was a French Reformed Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar who played an important role in the Reformation. He was a disciple of John Calvin and lived most of his life in Geneva. Beza succeeded Calvin as a spiritual leader of the Republic of Geneva, which was originally founded by John Calvin himself.
