You cannot imagine a more certain rule or a more powerful s… - John Calvin

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You cannot imagine a more certain rule or a more powerful suggestion than this, that all the blessings we enjoy are divine deposits which we have received on this condition that we distribute them to others.

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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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Alternative Names: Jehan Cauvin • Calvin • Jean Calvin • Johannes Calvinus • Ioannes Calvinus • Cauvin

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