Murky Mud Puddle
John Calvin writes (underlining mine): “This, then, is the eternal predestination of the saints, which shone with such surpassing splendour … Continue reading Murky Mud Puddle
Category: John Calvin
Wild Dogs of Devilry
“What cause, or whose cause is it, then, that Paul maintains? After he had adopted the above axiom? that God … Continue reading Wild Dogs of Devilry
A Germ of Piety
“And as soon as we had heard [these things,] our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage … Continue reading A Germ of Piety
A Love of Walls
Though John Calvin was not an advocate of pure doctrine, he writes some excellent words that elicits the following sentence … Continue reading A Love of Walls
Servants of Corruption
“If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not … Continue reading Servants of Corruption
Riffs and Comments on Calvin’s Institutes (Volume One)
Riffs and Comments on Calvin’s Institutes (Volume One) Continue reading Riffs and Comments on Calvin’s Institutes (Volume One)
Most Distinguished of Philosophers
Further observations of one of the more aquiline-eyed unbelievers that I am aware of. “…we immediately fly off to carnal … Continue reading Most Distinguished of Philosophers
Monstrous Falsehoods Intermingle
John Calvin on the writings of certain philosophers. “I deny not, indeed, that in the writings of philosophers we meet … Continue reading Monstrous Falsehoods Intermingle
This Christ-Less Covenant
“I feel pleased with the well-known saying which has been borrowed from the writings of Augustine, that man’s natural gifts … Continue reading This Christ-Less Covenant
Frost Like Ashes
“He sendeth forth his commandment [upon] earth: his word runneth very swiftly. He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the … Continue reading Frost Like Ashes
