John Calvin

The elect alone are endued with the knowledge of God, and the illumination of the Holy Spirit.

The reprobate are often endued with excellent gifts, but these are given them, not for their salvation, but for their condemnation.

The will of God is the supreme rule of righteousness.

By predestination we mean the eternal decree of God, by which he has determined with himself whatever he wills to happen with regard to every man.

The reprobate are not without excuse, because their blindness is voluntary.

God has his reasons for electing some and reprobating others, though these reasons are hidden from us.

The reprobate are like hardened clay, which, the more it is baked, the harder it becomes.

The elect are vessels of mercy, and the reprobate are vessels of wrath.

God's foreknowledge and predestination are not the same; for foreknowledge is simple knowledge, but predestination is a decree.

The reprobate are created for the purpose of being destroyed.

It is by no means necessary that the righteous should be distinguished from the wicked by external signs.

The elect are called according to God's purpose, not according to their own merits.

The reprobate, though they have the outward call of the Gospel, yet are not inwardly illuminated by the Spirit.

God's decree is the cause of all things, so that nothing happens but by his will and appointment.

The reprobate are not bound to believe, because God does not give them the grace to believe.

It is not in our power to believe or not to believe.

The elect are saved by grace, and the reprobate are damned by justice.

The salvation of the elect depends on the free election of God.

The reprobate are not able to resist the will of God, but are forced to obey it.

God's glory is manifested in the salvation of the elect and the damnation of the reprobate.