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When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.

John Calvin

God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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Action Election God Spirit Word Work
You cannot imagine a more certain rule or a more powerful suggestion than this, that all the blessings we enjoy are divine deposits which we have received on this condition that we distribute them to others.
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Blessing Enjoyment Imagination Powerful Rule
To be Christians under the law of grace does not mean to wander unbridled outside the law, but to be engrafted in Christ, by whose grace we are free from the curse of the law, and by whose Spirit we have the law engraved upon our hearts.
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Freedom Grace Heart Law Ourselves Spirit
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
You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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Discover Joy Suffering Yourself
The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Humble Progress Sincere Spiritual
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 pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both.
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Animal Book Oneself Path Religious Voice
When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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Book God Religious Talk
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
We must not think that [God] takes no notice of us, when He does not answer our wishes: for He has a right to distinguish what we actually need.
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God Himself Need Ourselves Prayer Right Thinking
Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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Change Faith God Prayer Religious
We can experience joy in adverse circumstances by holding God’s benefits in such esteem that the recognition of them and meditation upon them shall overcome all sorrow.
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Experience Joy Meditation Recognition Sorrow Suffering
We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
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Charity Goodness Insult Respect
But those who wish to prove to unbelievers that Scripture is the Word of God are acting foolishly, for only by faith can this be known.
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Act Believe Book Faith Fools God Religious Word
Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.
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God Goodness Grace Heart Joy

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