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“Carefully tend The soil of your hearts, and do not so among thorns.”

Nevertheless we should not think that he accepted our curse in such a way that it enveloped and overwhelmed him. On the contrary, in accepting it he threw it down, broke and scattered it. Hence faith lays hold of absolution in Christ condemnation, and a blessing in his curse. (247-8)

A “complete definition of faith” - “ A firm and certain knowledge of God’s goodwill to us which, being founded on the free promise given in Jesus Christ, is revealed to our minds and sealed in our hearts by the Holy Spirit.“

For when we are under God’s grace the law is not so severe as to drive to the ultimate extreme… It shows us the goal at which we should aim all our lives. Provided we persevere in that aim, that is enough. 177

On original sin: “Adam was not only the father of our human nature, but was, so to speak, its stock or root, & that as a consequence in his corruption the human race was itself corrupted. The apostle gives clear proof of this when he compares Adam to Christ…If it is certain that Christ’s grace is ours by impartation, & that through it we have life, it follows that both were lost in Adam”

“[God] has in the history of every age, demonstrated… how unfailing is his goodness to believers, with what providence he watches over them, how ready he is to do good to them, how mightily he aids them, how fervently he loves them, how patiently he bears with their faults, with what fatherly gentleness he punishes them, & how he forever keeps his promises to them.” (27)

“For they think that any religious inclination, of whatever sort and however confused, will suffice; they never reflect that true religion must conform to God‘s will as to a permanent norm, and that God always remains true to himself. He is not a ghost who takes whatever form an individual may fancy!” “..no religion is valid which is not also join to truth.“

Still love this book reading again with my daughter.