Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God's saving grace in Christ Jesus.
John CalvinBecause the will renewed is the Lord's work, it is wrongly attributed to man that he obeys prevenient grace with his will as attendant.
John CalvinThe more closely we see ourselves being watched by our enemies, the more time intent we should be to avoid their slanders.
John CalvinMan's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.
John Calvin