“Augustine also was for some time of this opinion.”
John Calvin writes: “But Ambrose, Origen, and Jerome, were of opinion, that God dispenses his grace among men according to … Continue reading “Augustine also was for some time of this opinion.”
Tag: Institutes
Hodge and the Harlot
Charles Hodge’s view of the Roman Catholic Whore church that is somewhat similar to Calvin’s view of the Great Whore … Continue reading Hodge and the Harlot
Seven Thousand in Israel
“For although the sad devastation which everywhere meets our view may proclaim that no church remains, let us know that … Continue reading Seven Thousand in Israel
Shameless Exhibitions
Book 1 Chapter 11 of Calvin’s Institutes is entitled “Impiety of Attributing a Visible Form to God. The Setting Up … Continue reading Shameless Exhibitions
More Than Threadbare
“I am not ignorant, indeed, of the assertion, which is now more than threadbare, ‘that images are the books of … Continue reading More Than Threadbare
Lightless Labyrinths
A quote by Calvin that applies to all sorts of idolatrous philosophies and religions — from the atheists and agnostics … Continue reading Lightless Labyrinths
Little Auggy
John Calvin commenting on Augustine and supposed “deep mysteries”: “Having elsewhere shown more fully, when treating of the corruption of … Continue reading Little Auggy
Fain feign
“And yet hypocrites would fain, by means of tortuous windings, make a show of being near to God at the … Continue reading Fain feign
Some kind of zeal
“They deem it enough that they have some kind of zeal for religion, how preposterous soever it may be, not … Continue reading Some kind of zeal
A “Grand Paradox”?
“Mingled vanity and pride appear in this, that when miserable men do seek after God, instead of ascending higher than … Continue reading A “Grand Paradox”?
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