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March 29, 2008
death alone shows the littleness of man
For Job could not better prove his patience than by resolving to be entirely naked, inasmuch as the good pleasure of god was such. Surely, men resist in vain; they may grit their teeth, but they must return entirely naked to the grave. Even the pagans have said that death alone shows the littleness of man. Why? For we have a gulf of covetousness, that we would wish to gobble up all the earth; if a man has many riches, vines, meadows, and possessions, it is not enough; God would have to create new worlds, if He wished to satisfy us.
John Calvin
Posted by amin at March 29, 2008 6:08 PM