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Hence, if he would obtain succour in his necessity, he must go beyond himself, and procure it in some other quarter.

John Calvin Institutes of the Christian Religion

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Institutes III.20.1 (Beveridge) — prayer chapter opening
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  1. Transition into prayer: man destitute of all good must seek help outside himself in God/Christ.

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