Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.

Hypocrisy can plunge the mind of a man into a dark abyss, when he believes his own self-flattery instead of God's verdict.

Against the persecution of a tyrant the godly have no remedy but prayer.

They who prematurely put themselves forward to root out whatever is displeasing to them overthrow the judgment of God and rashly intrude upon the office of angels.

Without the fear of God, men do not even observe justice and charity among themselves.

We unjustly defraud God of his right, unless each of us lives and dies in dependence on His sovereign pleasure.

Men are indeed to be taught that the favour of God is offered, without exception, to all who ask it; but since those only begin to ask whom heaven by grace inspires, even this minute portion of praise must not be withheld from Him. It is the privilege of the elect to be regenerated by the Spirit of God, and then placed under His guidance and government.