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Cover of A Little Book on the Christian Life

Drawn from the Institutes, this short work explains self-denial, cross-bearing, obedience, and hope in the life to come. It is one of the most accessible places to begin reading Calvin.

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The confession of evil works is the beginning of good works.

The Complete Works of Saint Augustine: The Confessions, On Grace and Free Will, The City of God, On

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