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The first part of a good work is the will, the second is vigorous effort in the doing of it. God is the author of both. It is, therefore, robbery from God to arrogate anything to ourselves, either in the will or the act.

John Calvin
Effort, Firsts, Good Work
John Calvin (2012). “The Institutes Of The Christian Religion (Annotated Edition)”, p.266, Jazzybee Verlag
The first part of a good work is the will, the second is vigorous effort in the doing of it. God is the author of both. It is, therefore, robbery from God to arrogate anything to ourselves, either in the will or the act.