[431] The Doctor John Chaponneau, _aneien moine_ of the Abbaye
of Saint Amboise, at Bourges, become minister of the Church of
Neuchatel, had attacked in some points the doctrine of the book of
the "_Institution Chrétienne_." Calvin answered his observations
in a few words. Chaponneau did not feel satisfied, and repeated
his attacks with extreme violence. The subject of debate was the
Divinity of Christ, seriously altered by the rash interpretations
of Chaponneau. The reply of the Reformer, written at the request of
Farel, was addressed to the pastors of the Church of Neuchatel.
Controversy with Chaponneau regarding the Divinity of Christ.