Man's nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols.
Protestant reformer
Another translation of the 'idol forge' quote from the Institutes.
1536
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"We are not our own; we belong to God."
Humorous"The eternal counsel of God is the cause of election and reprobation."
Shocking"For the will is so overwhelmed by wickedness and so pervaded by vice and corruption that it cannot in any way escape to honorable exertion or devote itself to righteousness."
Controversial"I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels."
Strange & Unusual"We cannot be sure of our salvation unless we have known our condemnation."
Humorous