"Mingled vanity and pride appear in this, that……" — John Calvin
"Mingled vanity and pride appear in this, that when miserable men do seek after God, instead of ascending higher than themselves as they ought to do, they measure him by their own carnal stupidity, and neglecting solid inquiry, fly off to indulge their curiosity in vain speculation."
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John Calvin
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237 Quotes by John Calvin
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