Now among the other things proper to recreate man and give him pleasure, music is either the first or one of the principal;and we must think that it … - John Calvin

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Now among the other things proper to recreate man and give him pleasure, music is either the first or one of the principal;and we must think that it is a gift of God deputed for that purpose'.

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About John Calvin

John Calvin (10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) was a major French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation; he is renowned for his teaching and infamous for his role in the execution of Michael Servetus.

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Pen Names: Charles d'Espeville
Alternative Names: Jehan Cauvin Calvin Jean Calvin Johannes Calvinus Ioannes Calvinus Cauvin
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Without knowledge of self there is no knowledge of God. Our wisdom, in so far as it ought to be deemed true and solid Wisdom, consists almost entirely of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves. But as these are connected together by many ties, it is not easy to determine which of the two precedes and gives birth to the other.

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