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If God contains the fullness of all good things in Himself like an inexhaustible fountain, nothing beyond Him is to be sought by those who strike after the highest good and all the elements of happiness.

John Calvin

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John Calvin
Age: 54 †
Born: 1509
Born: July 10
Died: 1564
Died: May 27
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