Jean Calvin

Citations

• “A dog barks and stands at bay if he sees any one assault his master. I should be indeed remiss, if, seeing the truth of God thus attacked, I should remain dumb, without giving one note of warning.”

• “He who is off the course, the more swiftly he runs is the more distant from the goal and, therefore, the more unhappy. It is better to limp in the way than run out of the way.”

• “Let us not cease to do the utmost, that we may incessantly go forward in the way of the Lord; and let us not despair of the smallness of our accomplishments. Though we fall short, our labour is not lost if this day surpasses the preceding one.”

• “It is no small honour that God for our sake has so magnificently adorned the world, in order that we may not only be spectators of this beauteous theatre, but also enjoy the multiplied abundance and variety of good things which are presented to us in it.”

• “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.”

Livres de Jean Calvin

1. 1Institution De La Religion ChrestienneInstitution De La Religion Chrestienne1536
2. 2A Commentary on GenesisA Commentary on Genesis
3. 3A Compend of the Institutes of the Christian ReligionA Compend of the Institutes of the Christian Religion
4. 4A Reformation DebateA Reformation Debate
5. 5By John CalvinBy John Calvin
6. 6CalvinCalvin
7. 7Calvin's Commentary on Seneca's De ClementiaCalvin's Commentary on Seneca's De Clementia
8. 8Commentaries on the First Twenty Chapters of the Book of theCommentaries on the First Twenty Chapters of the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel
9. 9Commentary on the Book of the Prophet IsaiahCommentary on the Book of the Prophet Isaiah
10. 10Geneva Bible 1599Geneva Bible 1599
11. 11Golden Booklet of the True Christian LifeGolden Booklet of the True Christian Life
12. 12Institutes of the Christian ReligionInstitutes of the Christian Religion
13. 13Institution de la religion chrétienneInstitution de la religion chrétienne
14. 14On God and Political DutyOn God and Political Duty
15. 15Sermons on 2 Samuel, Chapters 1-13Sermons on 2 Samuel, Chapters 1-13
16. 16Studienausgabe, 10 Bde., Bd.1/2, Reformatorische AnfängeStudienausgabe, 10 Bde., Bd.1/2, Reformatorische Anfänge
17. 17The Bondage and Liberation of the WillThe Bondage and Liberation of the Will
18. 18The Catechism of the Church of GenevaThe Catechism of the Church of Geneva
19. 19The Commentaries of M. Iohn Calvin upon the Actes of the ApoThe Commentaries of M. Iohn Calvin upon the Actes of the Apostles
20. 20Tracts and TreatisesTracts and Treatises
21. 21Treatises Against the Anabaptists and Against the LibertinesTreatises Against the Anabaptists and Against the Libertines