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lowly an origin should be exalted to so great

a dignity.”—Wylie, b. 13, ch. 9.

Quietly did Calvin enter upon his work, and

his words were as the dew falling to refresh

the earth. He had left Paris, and was now in a

provincial town under the protection of the

princess Margaret, who, loving the gospel,

extended her protection to its disciples.

Calvin was still a youth, of gentle,

unpretentious bearing. His work began with

the people at their homes. Surrounded by the

members of the household, he read the Bible

and opened the truths of salvation. Those

who heard the message carried the good

news to others, and soon the teacher passed

beyond the city to the outlying towns and

hamlets. To both the castle and the cabin he

found entrance, and he went forward, laying