A wandering student

1534 and 1535 were wandering years for Calvin. He visited many followers of the Reformation such as Lefèvre, who found shelter in South-France. The eighty-year-old man said about Calvin: ‘You are chosen to be an instrument of the Lord. God will use you to build His Kingdom in our country. Calvin studied fervently. He wrote a book to explain the teachings of the Holy Scriptures. It was to be a clear summary of these teachings, written for an wide audience. He travelled to Basel to print his book. In Basel the followers of the Reformation were not persecuted. In 1536, the first edition of his book was published. This book would make him world-famous. The Latin title was Christianae religionis institutes. This means the Institutes of the Christian Religion. We easily call it Calvin’s Institutes. During the following years, newer and extensive editions were published. During Calvin’s life, his book was translated into French, Italian, Dutch, English, German and Spain. The Institutes became the standard work of the Reformed Reformation.