Calvinists

Also known as: followers of Calvin
Description: Protestant movement following John Calvin, who used Old Testament passages to argue for predestination and God as author of evil

Protestant movement following John Calvin, who used Old Testament passages about Pharaoh's hardened heart and Shimei cursing David to argue for predestination and God as the author of evil.

Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture

I. The Old Testament Establishes Faith — Calvin constructs his doctrine from OT passages about Pharaoh's hardened heart and Shimei cursing David
"Calvin, from that saying of David... proves (as he thinks) that God is the author, indeed the commander, of evil deeds"
Chapter V: On the Dispositions Required for This Study — Dudecius fled to the camp of Calvin after apostatizing
"that apostate fled to the camp of Calvin"