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My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.

John Calvin

Hatred grows into insolence when we desire to excel the rest of mankind and imagine we do not belong to the common lot; we even severely and haughtily despise others as our inferiors.
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Desire Growth Hate Imagination Man Ourselves
Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time.
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God Himself Sleep Time Work
Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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Buy Peace Price Sacrifice Truth
We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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God Promise Religious Rule
How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.
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Believe Creation Election God Himself World
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Humble Progress Sincere Spiritual
While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
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God Happiness Men Seek
In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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Deep Discover God Oneself Religious
The blindness of unbelievers in no way detracts from the clarity of the gospel; the sun is no less bright because blind men do not perceive its light.
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Believe Book Bright Light Men Religious Sun Way
It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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Alone Faith Justice Religious Wisdom
There is no group or type of people anywhere in the world that is excluded from salvation, because God desires that the gospel be proclaimed to all without exception.
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Desire Exception People Religious World
When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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Cruel God Judgement Nation Rule
The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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Book Life Religious Tongue Value
We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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Evil Inspirational Miracle Religious Remember
The first part of a good work is the will, the second is vigorous effort in the doing of it. God is the author of both. It is, therefore, robbery from God to arrogate anything to ourselves, either in the will or the act.
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Act Effort God Goodness Willing

My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.

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