If the believing soul is driven to and fro in an unusual manner, still will it rise again superior to all its distresses, and never suffer itself to be ...
Believe me, Monsigneur,the Church of God will never preserve itself without a Catechism, for it is like the seed to keep the good grain from dying out and...
[It] will always be deserving of condemnation when we find men selfishly pursuing their own advantage, without any regard for the public good. Whoever aspires...
What, dear Bullinger, should more anxiously occupy us in our letters, than the endeavour to keep brotherly friendship among us by all possible means. It is...
Be pleased, Most Invincible Cæsar, and Most Illustrious Princes, to call to mind the many corruptions by which, as I have already shown, the worship of God...
Though, indeed, it would not have been enough to be silent, unless we had also, by tacit consents approved of impious doctrine, of open blasphemies against ...
In the present distracted state of the church, you suppose that no better means can be employed than that pious, sensible men, brought up in the school of God,...
We, indeed, are not so stupid as not to perceive how desirable it is to avoid public tumults, nor so savage as not to be touched, and even to shudder in our...
First, then, I wish to know, with what face they can call themselves Christians, when they charge us with rashly disturbing the Church with disputes about...
The two commands [Fear God, honour the king, 1 Peter 2:17] are connected together, and cannot be separated from one another. The fear of God ought to precede,,...
[Those] who destroy political order are rebellious against God, and therefore, that obedience to princes and magistrates is always joined to the worship and...
There is not much of a real theologian about a person who is so keen to force another man into his own straitjacket, while at the same time, he never instructs...
[This] is the object of political government, that God's tribunal should be erected on earth, wherein He may exercise the judge's office, to the end that...
[And the fruit afterwards:] "I, O Lord, as I had been educated from a boy, always professed the Christian faith. But at first I had no other reason for my...
May the Lord grant to us to deal with the mysteries of His Heavenly wisdom in such a way that we may truly profit in the fear of His holy Name to His glory and...
God created us and set us in the world to be glorified in us. It is very reasonable, since He is the author and principle of our life, that we should give back...
All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition, that they should be dispensed for the benefit of our neighbours....
It is a matter of common agreement that without religion we live a most miserable life, not above the level of brute beasts, and consequently there is no one...
No one doubts that humility lies at the bottom of all true religion, and is the mother of all virtues. But how shall he be humble who will not hear of the...
The Word of God teaches so clearly, that it enlightens at the first glance. It must penetrate to the very bottom of your hearts. It is not enough to feel a few...
[1 of 2] 2. Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am weak; heal me, O Jehovah, for my bones are afraid. 3. And my soul is exceedingly troubled; and thou, O...
[2 OF 2] 2. Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am weak; heal me, O Jehovah, for my bones are afraid. 3. And my soul is exceedingly troubled; and thou, O...
I was his archenemy, and in me there was not even a semblance of obedience towards him at all, but I was rather full of pride, full of maliciousness, arrogance...
Watchmen...who always have to be on guard to be able to warn against evil and take a stand against it. Whenever we see that God is insulted, they are to become...
Just as one who cleans the toilets makes fun of the people who pinch their noses when he happens to be near them, because he has himself been in that filth so...
When I climb into the pulpit, it’s not simply to instruct others, I do not exclude myself, since I myself must remain a student as well, and the words that...
Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies, teachers, and ancients. He setteth down here three sorts of people, with whom he compareth ...
Through thy commandments I get understanding: therefore I hate all the ways of falsehood. Wherein he signifieth unto us, that we shall never hate that which is...
Our illnesses are surely not only to humble us by showing us our weakness, but they should also encourage us to examine ourselves so as to acknowledge our...
John Calvin's Verse Commentary Php 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind,...
