Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
Thus far we have spoken about the distinction between the Gospel and philosophy. It is another matter, however, to examine the distinction between divine law and philosophy. These agree with each other just as the Decalogue and the law of nature agree, because philosophy – to the extent that it has demonstrations – is the law of nature itself. But the Decalogue gives clearer precepts regarding the motions of the heart towards God.
Philip Melanchthon, ‘On the distinction between the Gospel and Philosophy’ (1527) in Orations on Philosophy and Education, ed. Sachiko Kusukawa, trans. Christine F. Salazar (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999), p. 26.
Philip Melanchthon, ‘On the distinction between the Gospel and Philosophy’ (1527) in Orations on Philosophy and Education, ed. Sachiko Kusukawa, trans. Christine F. Salazar (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999), p. 26.
