Everyone who understands the nature of God rightly necessarily knows that God is to be believed and hoped in, that he is to be loved and called upon, and to be heard in all things.

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Hence the end of the world should be awaited with all longing by all believers.

Hence the end of the world should be awaited with all longing by all believers.

The good pleasure of God is an act of the divine will freely and effectively...

The good pleasure of God is an act of the divine will freely and effectively...

For this is our most perfect duty and yet least known to us by nature:...

For this is our most perfect duty and yet least known to us by nature:...

This subsistence, or manner of being of God is his one essence so far as...

This subsistence, or manner of being of God is his one essence so far as...

The attributes of God tell us what He is and who He is.

The attributes of God tell us what He is and who He is.

The efficiency of God may be understood as either creation or providence.

The efficiency of God may be understood as either creation or providence.

The relative property of the Son is to be begotten, that is, so to proceed...

The relative property of the Son is to be begotten, that is, so to proceed...

Therefore, the church is not absolutely necessary as an object of faith, not even for...

Therefore, the church is not absolutely necessary as an object of faith, not even for...

The starting point of sanctification is the filthiness, corruption, or stain of sin.

The starting point of sanctification is the filthiness, corruption, or stain of sin.

Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God.

Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God.

In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our...

In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our...

Nothing exists from eternity but God, and God is not the matter or a part...

Nothing exists from eternity but God, and God is not the matter or a part...

The first act of religion, therefore, concerns those things which are communicated to us from...

The first act of religion, therefore, concerns those things which are communicated to us from...

From faith, hope, and love, the virtues of religion referring to God, there arises a...

From faith, hope, and love, the virtues of religion referring to God, there arises a...

Sanctification is the real change in man from the sordidness of sin to the purity...

Sanctification is the real change in man from the sordidness of sin to the purity...

In the exercise of God's efficiency, the decree of God comes first. This manner of...

In the exercise of God's efficiency, the decree of God comes first. This manner of...

Sanctification is not to be understood here as a separation from ordinary use or consecration...

Sanctification is not to be understood here as a separation from ordinary use or consecration...

Participation in the blessings of the union with Christ comes when the faithful have all...

Participation in the blessings of the union with Christ comes when the faithful have all...

The ordinary ministry is that which receives all of its direction from the will of...

The ordinary ministry is that which receives all of its direction from the will of...

The will of God is single and totally one in Him.

The will of God is single and totally one in Him.