John Calvin Quotes
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Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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Unless we ardently and prayerfully devote ourselves to Christ's righteousness we do not only faithlessly revolt from our Creator, but we also abjure him as our Savior.
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It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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The sum is, that the worship of God must be spiritual, in order that it may correspond with His nature. For although Moses only speaks of idolatry, yet there is no doubt but that by synecdoche, as in all the rest of the law, he condemns all fictitious services which men in their ingenuity have invented.
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Faith consists, not in ignorance, but in knowledge, and that, not only of God, but also of the divine will.
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There are people who are known to be very liberal, yet they never give without scolding or pride or even insolence.
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There can be no courage in men unless God supports them by his Word.
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The word "hope" I take for faith; and indeed hope is nothing else but the constancy of faith.
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of God.
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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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God would remain absolutely hidden if we were not illuminated by the brightness of Christ.
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First of all, Scripture draws our attention to this, that if we want ease and tranquility in our lives, we should resign ourselves and all that we have to the will of God, and at the same time we should surrender our affections to him as our Conqueror and Overlord.
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If people mean that man has in himself the power to work in partnership with God's grace they are most wretchedly deluding themselves.
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Again I ask whence it happened that the fall of Adam involved, without remedy, in eternal death so many nations, together with their infant children, except because it so seemed good to God? A decree horrible, I confess, and yet true.
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The whole comes to this, that Christ, when he produces faith in us by the agency of his Spirit, at the same time ingrafts us into his body, that we may become partakers of all spiritual blessings.
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The Angels are the dispensers and administrators of the Divine beneficence toward us. They regard our safety, undertake our defense, direct our ways, and exercise a constant solicitude that no evil befall us.
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The highest honor in the church is not government but service.
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The denial of ourselves which Christ has so diligently commanded his disciples from the beginning will at last dominate all the desires of our heart.
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Let this be our rule for goodwill and helpfulness, that whenever we are able to assist others we should behave as stewards who must someday give an account of ourselves.
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Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.
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As far as sacred Scripture is concerned, however much froward men try to gnaw at it, nevertheless it clearly is crammed with thoughts that could not be humanly conceived. Let each of the prophets be looked into: none will be found who does not far exceed human measure. Consequently, those for whom prophetic doctrine is tasteless ought to be thought of as lacking taste buds.
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Creatures are so governed by the secret counsel of God, that nothing happens but what he has knowingly and willingly decreed.
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He who has learned to look to God in everything he does is at the same time diverted from all vain thoughts.
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Bestow upon me, O Lord my God, understanding to know thee, diligence to seek thee, wisdom to find thee, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace thee.