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Faith is a knowledge of the benevolence of God toward us and a certain persuasion of His veracity.

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Faith consists not in ignorance but in knowledge and that not only of God but also of the divine will.

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It would be the height of absurdity to label ignorance tempered by humility "faith"!(Institutio III.2.3)

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For very few persons are concerned about the way that leads to heaven, but all are anxious to know, before the time, what passes there.

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For though God has promised to do whatsoever his people may ask, yet he does not allow them an unbridled liberty to ask whatever may come to their min...more

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It is now clear that faith is a singular pledge of paternal love, treasured up for the sons whom he has adopted.

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For the Word of God is not received by faith if it flits about in the top of the brain, but when it takes root in the depth of the heart . . . the hea...more