God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us - as, indeed, without this mercy there would be no freedom to pray

Quote by John Calvin

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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,...

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.

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...

Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ.

Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

For there is no one so great or mighty that he can avoid the misery...

For there is no one so great or mighty that he can avoid the misery...

A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I...

A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I...

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...

Augustine does not disagree with this when he teaches that it is a faculty of...

Augustine does not disagree with this when he teaches that it is a faculty of...

We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.

We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.

God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and...

God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and...

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?