John calvin (1509-1564) 加尔文 (3-3-1) x French reformer and theologian. He established a strict Presbyterian government in Geneva. He taught that it was the right and duty of the state to aid the Church that biblical authority was to be set above Church tradition that the sacraments(圣礼、圣事) were of value but not essential and that he taught predestination(预定论).His teaching spread to the Netherlands and Scotland. and influenced the puritans in England and in New England.John Calvin (1509-1564) 加尔文 （3-3-1） French reformer and theologian. He established a strict Presbyterian government in Geneva. He taught that it was the right and duty of the state to aid the Church, that biblical authority was to be set above Church tradition, that the sacraments（圣礼、圣事） were of value but not essential, and that he taught predestination (预定论）. His teaching spread to the Netherlands and Scotland, and influenced the Puritans in England and in New England