Being humbled, we learn to call upon his strength which alone makes us stand up under such a load of afflictions. - John Calvin

Scripture points out this difference between believers and unbelievers; the latter, as old slaves of their incurable perversity, cannot endure the rod; but the former, like children of noble birth, profit by repentance and correction.

But, as sculpture and painting are gifts of God, what I insist on is, that both shall be used purely and lawfully, that gifts which the Lord has bestowed upon us, for His glory and our good, shall not be preposterously abused, nay, shall not be perverted to our destruction.

We should not insist on absolute perfection of the gospel in our fellow Christians, however we may strive for it ourselves.