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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.

John Calvin

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
No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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Extraordinary God Men Spirit
No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is there any other thing which keepeth us back from entering in, save only our own unbelief.
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Belief God Man Ourselves
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
Let our chief goal, O God, be your glory, and to enjoy You forever.
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Enjoyment Forever Glory Goal Ourselves
A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
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Fools Himself Idiot Men
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
Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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Alone Beyond Perfection Satisfaction
My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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Heart Myself Yourself
Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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Grace Human Liberty
You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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Discover Joy Suffering Yourself
Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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Exercise Faith Prayer
Sometimes it seems things go by too quickly. We are so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take the time to enjoy where we are.
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Busy Enjoyment Present Quick Time
It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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Blessing God Responsibility
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
Holiness is not a merit by which we can attain communion with God, but a gift of Christ, which enables us to cling to him, and to follow him.
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Gift God Himself Religious

The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.

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