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John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols Quotes: He who neglects to pray alone and in private, however assiduously he frequents public meetings, there gives his prayers to the wind.
         

He who neglects to pray alone and in private, however assiduously he frequents public meetings, there gives his prayers to the wind.


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He who neglects to pray alone and in private, however assiduously he frequents public meetings, there gives his prayers to the wind.
         



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