"The more closely we see ourselves being watched by our enemies, the more time intent we should be to avoid their slanders."

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Source: John Calvin (2016). “On the Christian Life”, p.20, Whitaker House

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John Calvin

Theologian, Reformer

John Calvin was a theologian whose work, 'Institutes of the Christian Religion,' laid the foundation for Reformed Christianity and influenced modern Protestantism.

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