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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.

John Calvin

Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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Buy Peace Price Sacrifice Truth
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
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
There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.
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Inspirational Joy Man Nature Spiritual World
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
When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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Cruel God Judgement Nation Rule
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Beginning Faith Humility Intelligence True
A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
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Fools Himself Idiot Men
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
The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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Book Life Religious Tongue Value
Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
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Perseverance Prayer Result Wasted
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
We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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God Promise Religious Rule
Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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Destroy Powerful Save
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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Dangerous Eyes Prosperity
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
Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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Grace Human Liberty
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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Food Laughter Music Satisfaction Wine
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
Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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Deep Faith Forever Philosophy Religious See
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
Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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Alone Beyond Perfection Satisfaction
It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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Blessing God Responsibility
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
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
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.
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Break Fall Himself Hurt Prayer
Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to recieve.
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Belief Empty Faith God Hands Religious

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