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We may rest assured that God would never have suffered any infants to be slain except those who were already damned and predestined for eternal death.

John Calvin

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
By predestination we mean the eternal decree of God, by which He determined with Himself whatever He wished to happen with regard to every man
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Destiny Determination Forever God Himself Men
Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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Chance Destiny Fate Human Suffering
In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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Deep Discover God Oneself Religious
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
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
Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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Exercise Faith Prayer
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 fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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Faith Fire Ourselves Quality
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
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
We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown.
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God Hope Ourselves Strength Weakness
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
We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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Evil Inspirational Miracle Religious Remember
Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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Grace Human Liberty

We may rest assured that God would never have suffered any infants to be slain except those who were already damned and predestined for eternal death.

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We may rest assured that God would never have suffered any infants to be slain except those who were already damned and predestined for eternal death.

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