__________ argued, "If [God's] will has any cause, there must be something antecedent to it, and to which it is annexed; this it were impious to imagine. The will of God is the supreme rule of righteousness, so that everything which He wills must be held to be righteous by the mere fact of His willing it. Therefore, when it is asked why the Lord did so, we must answer, because He pleased. But if you proceed farther to ask why He pleased, you ask for something greater and more sublime than the will of God, and nothing such can be found."
A) Thomas Aquinas
B) John Calvin
C) Linda Zagzebski
D) A. J. Ayer

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The language used in the quote is characteristic of John Calvin, who was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation and known for his emphasis on the sovereignty of God's will.

__________ Argued, "If [God's] Will Has Any Cause, There Must