I Want to Be Gentle Like Calvin

Sinclair Ferguson on evidences of John Calvin's gentleness (as a reflection of his Christlikeness):

1. In his restraint of personal malice to those who opposed him.
2. In his empathy for those who suffered.
3. In his concern to show respect to others.
4. In his gracious attitude toward others.

John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, and Doxology, p. 37.