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Fairy tales say that apples were golden only to refresh the forgotten moment when we found that they were green. They make rivers run with wine only to make us remember, for one wild moment, that they run with water.
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Drawn from the Institutes, this short work explains self-denial, cross-bearing, obedience, and hope in the life to come. It is one of the most accessible places to begin reading Calvin.
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