Nearly all the wisdom we possess consists of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves
Sapientiae nostrae summa fere... in duabus partibus consistit, cognitione Dei ac nostri
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John Calvin
French-born Reformed theologian (1509-1564). His Institutes systematized Protestant theology; from Geneva he built presbyterian polity, predestination doctrine and strict discipline that shaped Reformed Protestantism.
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