When we come to a comparison of heaven and earth, then we may indeed not only forget all … - John Calvin

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And being alone is the best way to be When I'm by myself it's the best way to be When I'm all alone it's the best way to be When I'm by myself nobody else can say goodbye

John Calvin

When we come to a comparison of heaven and earth, then we may indeed not only forget all about the present life, but even despise and scorn it.

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When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.

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The majesty of God in itself goes beyond the capacity of human understanding and cannot be comprehended by it. . We must adore its loftiness rather than investigate it, so that we do not remain overwhelmed by so great a splendor.

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Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to recieve

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Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to His mercy.

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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 mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.

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