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

Quote by John Calvin

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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 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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

Yet consider now, whether women are not quite past sense and reason, when they want...

Yet consider now, whether women are not quite past sense and reason, when they want...

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,...

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.

The most perfect way of seeking God, and the most suitable order, is not for...

The most perfect way of seeking God, and the most suitable order, is not for...

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...

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...

Original sin, therefore, appears to be a hereditary, depravity and corruption of our nature, diffused...

Original sin, therefore, appears to be a hereditary, depravity and corruption of our nature, diffused...

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...

Is it a fact that Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world, and...

Is it a fact that Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world, and...

Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the...

Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the...

Why? Because I believe I will. If you believe, then you hang on. If you...

Why? Because I believe I will. If you believe, then you hang on. If you...

I observe that a very large portion of the human race does not believe in...

I observe that a very large portion of the human race does not believe in...

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose...

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose...

No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.

No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.

If Goddess religion is not to become mindless idiocy, we must win clear of tendency...

If Goddess religion is not to become mindless idiocy, we must win clear of tendency...