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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.

John Calvin

If a preacher is not first preaching to himself, better that he falls on the steps of the pulpit and breaks his neck than preaches that sermon.
JOHN CALVIN

Break Fall Himself Hurt Prayer
The Scriptures should be read with the aim of finding Christ in them. Whoever turns aside from this object, even though he wears himself out all his life in learning, he will never reach the knowledge of the truth.
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Himself Knowledge Learning Life Reading Scripture Truth
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
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
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
The majesty of God in itself goes beyond the capacity of human understanding and cannot be comprehended by it.. We must adore its loftiness rather than investigate it, so that we do not remain overwhelmed by so great a splendor.
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Beyond God Greatness Human Understand
Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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Chance Destiny Fate Human Suffering
All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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Born God Knowledge Obiedience True
The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Humble Progress Sincere Spiritual
Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to His mercy.
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Fear God Heart Himself Men Mercy Sincere Understand Worship
In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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Deep Discover God Oneself Religious
The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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Book Life Religious Tongue Value
The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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Faith Fire Ourselves Quality
Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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Grace Human Liberty
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

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