"In the maxims of the law, God is……" — John Calvin
"In the maxims of the law, God is seen as the rewarder of perfect righteousness and the avenger of sin. But in Christ, His face shines out, full of grace and gentleness to poor, unworthy sinners."
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237 Quotes by John Calvin
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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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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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Let none think to fly the danger for soon or late love is his own avenger.
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But just disease to luxury succeeds, And ev'ry death its own avenger breeds.
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THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed…
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You still haven't managed to heal the scars left by some of the injustices committed against you in your life…
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A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself…
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Time is the best avenger.
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