John Calvin (1509-1564) was a prominent French theologian and reformer, best known for his role in the development of Reformed theology and the establishment of Calvinism. Taken from his magnum opus, "e;Institutes of the Christian Religion"e;, this book treats of the Life of the Christian and contains five chapter : LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN MAN. SCRIPTURAL ARGUMENTS EXHORTING TO IT ; A SUMMARY OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. OF SELF-DENIAL ; OF BEARING THE CROSS-ONE BRANCH OF SELF-DENIAL ; OF MEDITATING ON THE FUTURE LIFE ; HOW TO USE THE PRESENT LIFE, AND THE COMFORTS OF IT.This new large print edition, designed to make reading comfortable, includes an index of scripture references.