"Creatures are so governed by the secret counsel……" — John Calvin
"Creatures are so governed by the secret counsel of God, that nothing happens but what he has knowingly and willingly decreed."
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John Calvin
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237 Quotes by John Calvin
John Calvin has 237 quotes on this site.
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A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is…
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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make…
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However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts.
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Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own…
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God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the…
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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.
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No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is…
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Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in…
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Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church?
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We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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More Counsel Quotes
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He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but…
— Francis Bacon
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Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and more fit for new…
— Francis Bacon
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There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there…
— Francis Bacon
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Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom.
— Walter Benjamin
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The fellowship of true friends who can hear you out, share your joys, help carry your burdens, and correctly counsel…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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Prayer in the hour of need is a great boon. From simple trials to our Gethsemanes, prayer - persistent prayer…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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Husbands, recognize your wife's intelligence and her ability to counsel with you as a real partner regarding family plans, family…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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A blank wall of social and professional antagonism faces the woman physician that forms a situation of singular and painful…
— Elizabeth Blackwell
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Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel.
— Aeschylus
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It is a light thing for whoever keeps his foot outside trouble to advise and counsel him that suffers.
— Aeschylus
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I have only one counsel for you - be master.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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A fair trial is one in which the rules of evidence are honored, the accused has competent counsel, and the…
— Harry Browne
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