ABSTRACT
Hobbes, A. P. Martinich devotes as part of his case that Hobbes is not merely a theist, but an orthodox Christian, and specifically, that he had "a strong commitment" to the Calvinist branch of the Church of England. Martinich appeals to similar passages in the English Leviathan to support his contention that Hobbes is a good reformed theologian. Martinich appeals to similar passages in the English Leviathan to support his contention that Hobbes is a good reformed theologian. But suppose Hobbes's insistence on the sola Scriptura principle, combined with his repeated affirmations that the Nicene Creed is untainted by Greek philosophy, is a way of calling our attention to the fact that the Creed itself fails the fundamental test of reformation theology. He takes the opportunity to argue for the orthodoxy of his view that God is corporeal: Not even the Nicene Council defined it as an article of faith that God is incorporeal.
