“Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ.”
— John Calvin
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There is no worse screen to block
“There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.”
— John Calvin
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There is no work, however vile or
“There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God.”
— John Calvin
Author: John Calvin
Category: god
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God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons
“God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us – as, indeed, without this mercy there would be no freedom to pray.”
— John Calvin
Author: John Calvin
Category: god
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God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons
“God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us – as, indeed, without this mercy there would be no freedom to pray.”
— John Calvin
Author: John Calvin
Category: freedom
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However many blessings we expect from God,
“However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts.”
— John Calvin
Author: John Calvin
Category: god
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Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship
“Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there is no reason why our minds should be overwhelmed with fear and overcome with weariness.”
— John Calvin
Author: John Calvin
Category: fear
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All the blessings we enjoy are Divine
“All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition, that they should be dispensed for the benefit of our neighbors.”
— John Calvin
Author: John Calvin
Category: trust
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Is it faith to understand nothing, and
“Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church?”
— John Calvin
Author: John Calvin
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For there is no one so great
“For there is no one so great or mighty that he can avoid the misery that will rise up against him when he resists and strives against God.”
— John Calvin
Author: John Calvin
Category: god
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Knowledge of the sciences is so much
“Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ.”
— John Calvin
Author: John Calvin
Category: science
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