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There are babies a span long in hell.

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John Calvin
Age: 54 †
Born: 1509
Born: July 10
Died: 1564
Died: May 27
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Protestant Reformer
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Noviomagus Veromanduorum
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We are promised abundance of all good things--yet we are rich only in hunger and thirst. What would become of us if we did not take our stand on hope, and if our heart did not hasten beyond this world!
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Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church?
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Everyone flatters himself and carries a kingdom in his breast.
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They who prematurely put themselves forward to root out whatever is displeasing to them overthrow the judgment of God and rashly intrude upon the office of angels.
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If everything proceeded according to their wishes, they would not understand what it means to follow God.
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