Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances that we know to be desperate.
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Let a man set his heart only on doing the will of God and he is instantly free.
The Pursuit of God
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Calvin reads the Psalms as a school of prayer and an honest anatomy of the human soul. His exposition is pastoral, careful, and especially useful for learning to bring every emotion before God.
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The frequent mention of the glory of God ought not to be regarded as superfluous, for what is infinite cannot be too strongly expressed.
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“Most apparent, then, it is that the new covenant of grace, and the promises thereof, are all of them of distinguishing m…”
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“Many dark and disturbing thoughts are apt to arise in this thing. Few can carry up their hearts and minds to this height…”
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“This, then, is one main difference of these two covenants, — that the Lord did in the old only require the condition; no…”
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“There is nothing in this world, but only the gospel of Christ, and the interest of Christ, and the grace and mercy of Go…”
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