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A Little Book on the by John Calvin

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Each of us thinks we have just cause for elevating ourselves and despising all others in comparison to ourselves'our self-love ruins us with such blindness. If, in fact, God has gifted us with something that is good in itself, we immediately make it the basis for praising ourselves to such a degree that we not only swell up but almost burst with pride.

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A Little Book on the Christian Life

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