To know God as the sovereign disposer of all good, inviting us to present our requests, and yet not to approach or ask of him, were so far from availing us, that it were just as if one told of a treasure were to allow it to remain buried in the ground.

It is certain that not one drop of rain falls without God's sure command.

Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.

I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.

There is no inconsistency in saying that God rewards good works, provided we understand that nevertheless men obtain eternal life gratuitously.

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.

We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.