Book 1, Chapter 6, p. 72
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It is better to limp in the way, than run with the greatest swiftness out of it.
— John Calvin
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "John Calvin" (Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536; 1559): Institutio Christianae Religionis first published in 1536; final edition in 1559. English translation online)
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About John Calvin
John Calvin (10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) was a major French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation; he is renowned for his teaching and infamous for his role in the execution of Michael Servetus.
About John Calvin
John Calvin (10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) was a major French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation; he is renowned for his teaching and infamous for his role in the execution of Michael Servetus.
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