▁the ▁absolutely ▁un const rained ▁nature ▁of ▁God , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁emphas ised ▁his ▁grace ▁and ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁individual ▁belief ▁and ▁submission . ▁His ▁human ist ▁approach ▁was ▁in ▁t une ▁with ▁the ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁texts ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁languages ▁of ▁the ▁Script ures ▁and ▁classical ▁authors . ▁He ▁emphas ised ▁that ▁authority ▁lay ▁with ▁the ▁whole ▁church ▁and ▁not ▁with ▁the ▁Pope . ▁Similarly , ▁he ▁assert ed ▁that ▁authority ▁in ▁a ▁kingdom ▁lay ▁not ▁with ▁the ▁king ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁people , ▁who ▁could ▁re take ▁their ▁power ▁from ▁a ▁del in quent ▁king ▁( a ▁striking ▁echo ▁of ▁the ▁ring ing ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Ar bro ath ▁ 1 3 2 0 ▁confirm ing ▁to ▁the ▁Pope ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁crown ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁England ). ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁surprising ▁that ▁he ▁emphas ised ▁the ▁natural ▁freedom ▁of ▁human ▁be ings . ▁ ▁His ▁influence ▁extended ▁through ▁enthus i astic ▁pup ils ▁to ▁the ▁leading ▁think ers ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁but ▁most ▁obviously ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Spanish ▁think ers , ▁including ▁Antonio ▁Cor onel , ▁who ▁taught ▁John ▁Cal vin ▁and ▁very ▁probably ▁Ign ati us ▁of ▁Lo y ola . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 2 2 , ▁at ▁Sal aman ca , ▁Dom ingo ▁de ▁San ▁Juan ▁referred ▁to ▁him ▁as ▁" the ▁rever ed ▁master , ▁John ▁M air , ▁a ▁man ▁celebrated ▁the ▁world ▁over ". ▁The ▁Sal aman ca ▁school ▁of ▁( larg ely ▁Thom ist ) ▁philosoph ers