Original sin, therefore, appears to be a hereditary, depravity and corruption of our nature, diffused through all the parts of the soul, rendering us obnoxious to the divine wrath and producing in us those works which the scripture calls 'works…

Quote by John Calvin

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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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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?

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.

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 -...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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.

We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.

We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.

Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.

Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.

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...