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John Calvin Quotes

John Calvin quotes

French Theologian July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564

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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
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
For it is better, with closed eyes, to follow God as our guide, than, by relying on our own prudence, to wander through those circuitous paths which it devises for us. John Calvin
John Calvin quote: "Without the fear of God, men do not even observe justice and..."
Without the fear of God, men do not even observe justice and charity among themselves. John Calvin
John Calvin quote: "Man's nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols."
Man's nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols. John Calvin
A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent. John Calvin
Augustine does not disagree with this when he teaches that it is a faculty of the reason and the will to choose good with the assistance of grace; evil, when grace is absent. John Calvin
John Calvin quote: "There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not..."
There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God. John Calvin
Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain. John Calvin
For earthly princes lay aside their power when they rise up against God, and are unworthy to be reckoned among the number of mankind. We ought, rather, to spit upon their heads than to obey them. John Calvin
John Calvin quote: "Yet consider now, whether women are not quite past sense and..."
Yet consider now, whether women are not quite past sense and reason, when they want to rule over men. John Calvin
John Calvin quote: "Indeed, how can the mind by its own leading come to search out..."
Indeed, how can the mind by its own leading come to search out God's essence when it cannot even get to its own? John Calvin
John Calvin quote: "[God] does not bind the ancient folk to outward doctrine as if..."
[God] does not bind the ancient folk to outward doctrine as if they were learning their ABC's. John Calvin
God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation. John Calvin
John Calvin quote: "Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master..."
Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols. John Calvin

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