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Martin Luther and John Calvin were the principal Magistral Reformers of the sixteenth century:they sought to enlist the cooperation of rulers in the work of
reforming the Church.However,neither regarded the relationship between Church and rulers as a comfortable or unproblematic one.They were torn between theoverriding imperative of uncompromising obedience to the will of God as revealed in Scripture,and their sense ofthe urgent need to maintain orderand authority in Church and polity.
reforming the Church.However,neither regarded the relationship between Church and rulers as a comfortable or unproblematic one.They were torn between theoverriding imperative of uncompromising obedience to the will of God as revealed in Scripture,and their sense ofthe urgent need to maintain orderand authority in Church and polity.