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Spirit Quotes by John Calvin
- There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
- God does not bestow his spirit on his people in order to set aside the use of his word, but rather to render it fruitful.
- God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
- When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
- For Scripture is the school of the Holy Spirit, in which, as nothing is omitted that is both necessary and useful to know, so nothing…
- Men are indeed to be taught that the favour of God is offered, without exception, to all who ask it; but since those only begin…
- The grace of God has no charms for men till the Holy Spirit gives them a taste for it.
- In a way, the futile excuses many people use to cover their superstitions are demolished. They think it is enough to have some sort of…
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