For there is no one so great or mighty that he can avoid the misery that will rise up against him when he resists and strives against God.

Quote by John Calvin

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Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow...

Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow...

You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.

You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.

There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that...

There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that...

Though Satan instills his poison, and fans the flames of our corrupt desires within us,we...

Though Satan instills his poison, and fans the flames of our corrupt desires within us,we...

All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition,...

All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition,...

The torture of a bad conscience is the hell of a living soul.

The torture of a bad conscience is the hell of a living soul.

There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God.

There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God.

I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels.

I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels.

Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if...

Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if...

There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that...

There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that...

Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if...

Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if...

However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our...

However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our...

There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own...

There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own...

No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open...

No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open...

Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church?

Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church?

God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us -...

God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us -...

For though we very truly hear that the kingdom of God will be filled with...

For though we very truly hear that the kingdom of God will be filled with...

Moral: A peerless maxim enumerated by God in his Holy Bible, such as that of...

Moral: A peerless maxim enumerated by God in his Holy Bible, such as that of...

God is a great expense but government would be impossible without him

God is a great expense but government would be impossible without him

Only God is in a position to look down on anyone

Only God is in a position to look down on anyone