Calvin on Desisting from Inquiry

Let us, I say, allow the Christian to unlock his mind and ears to all the words of God which are addressed to him, provided he do it with this moderation, viz., that whenever the Lord shuts his sacred mouth, he also desists from inquiry. The best rule of sobriety is, not only in learning to follow wherever God leads, but also when he makes an end of teaching, to cease also from wishing to be wise."

 

Calvin, J. (1997). Institutes of the Christian religion. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.