Quotes by : John Calvin

He who neglects to pray alone and in private, however assiduously he frequents public meetings, there....

God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of....

We are not to reflect on the wickedness of men but to look to the image of God in them, an image which,....

God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes....

The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life. It cannot be grasped by reason and memory only,....

However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes....

The knowledge of ourselves, therefore, is not only an incitement to seek after God, but likewise a considerable....

Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ.

Were the judgments of mankind correct, custom would be regulated by the good. But it is often far otherwise....

It is not the mere fear of punishment that restrains [man] from sin. Loving and revering God as his father,....