Even now, we see that the devil ceases not, and he has innumerable wiles to oppress us; we know what force he is of, and he is not without cause termed the prince of the world. He comes with so great a cruelty, and passes all the force of our fleshly enemies. On the other side, the world is full of ambushes against us. To be short, when we have bethought us never so well of the enemies whom we see, there are an infinite multitude of enemies [whom we see not] which seek nothing but to overthrow us when we should do good. Therefore let us sit still in humility, to the end, being shrouded under the shadow of God, we may be upheld and maintained by Him. Let us look well to it then, that we follow not what each of us thinks good in himself, but submit ourselves to God's good
will. [John Calvin]
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