Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion (The Library of Christian Classics)

himself; furthermore, the mind always exercises the utmost diligence and care not to wander astray, or rashly and boldly to go beyond his will.

we cannot seriously aspire to him before we begin to become displeased with ourselves.

Where they ought to serve him in sanctity of life and integrity of heart, they trump up frivolous trifles and worthless little observances with which to win his favor.

to trust

that he

Nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say, true and sound wisdom, consists of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves.

Thus, not only will we, in fasting and hungering, seek thence what we lack; but, in being aroused by fear, we shall learn

b(a)Nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say, true and sound wisdom, consists of two parts: the knowledge of God and of

Probably “existential apprehension” is the nearest equivalent in contemporary parlance.