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How to understand Cains doctrine of the Trinity and ts connection with patristic tradition is a matter of academic debate. The purpose of this artice is to explore the distinction of the three peersons and the economic Trinity in Caivin, and then to accurately present his crearive ideas regarding the issue of the Trinity. The author argues that the core concept Calvin uses to disringuish the three persons Is not "relatio" as scholars usualy believe but "subsistentia" and "proprrietas", which are from the Greek tradition. Secondly, Calvin introduces Tertulian's conception of economia into his doctrine of the Trinity so that the distinction of persons is interpfreted as a Trinitarian immianent order, and is placed within the grand perspective of prrovidential economia. Thus, the importance of oeconomria is inseparable from Calvin re- understanding of the world order. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]