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A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.

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.
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Forever Glory God Justice Mercy Punishment Race Sin
Those who fall away have never been thoroughly imbued with the knowledge of Christ but only had a slight and passing taste of it.
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Fade Fall God Knowledge Taste
There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.
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Expectation Faith God Himself Place Promise
When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
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Change Design Forgiveness Heart Himself Spirit
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.
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Dog God Myself Silence Truth
The grace of God has no charms for men till the Holy Spirit gives them a taste for it.
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Chance God Grace Men Spirit Taste
Unless God’s Word illumine the way, the whole life of men is wrapped in darkness and mist, so that they cannot but miserably stray.
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Darkness God Men Misery Way
The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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Faith Fire Ourselves Quality
Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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Exercise Faith Prayer
A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
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Fools Himself Idiot Men
Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.
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Book Learning Religious Satisfaction Shame True Understand
Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
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God Humility Men Pride Spirit
We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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God Promise Religious Rule
Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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Chance Destiny Fate Human Suffering
Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.
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Appearance God Human Love Person
We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
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