It is not lawful for you to make a compromise with God: to try to fulfill part of your duties and to omit others at your own pleasure. (John Calvin)

It is not lawful for you to make a compromise with God: to try to fulfill part of your duties and to omit others at your own pleasure.

John Calvin

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