Calvinists

Predestination: This is a religious belief that everything that will happen has already been decided by God or fate and cannot be changed.

Protestant Reformation: A major 16th century European movement aimed initially at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Its religious aspects were supplemented by ambitious political rulers who wanted to extend their power and control at the expense of the Church.

Sovereignty: The supreme, absolute, and uncontrollable power by which an independent state is governed.