To will is human, to will the bad is of fallen nature, but to will the good is of Grace.

We ought always to beware of making the smallest claim for ourselves.

Free will does not enable any man to perform good works, unless he is assisted by grace; indeed, the special grace which the elect alone receive through regeneration. For I stay not to consider the extravagance of those who say that grace is offered equally and promiscuously to all

The highest honor in the church is not government but service.

For astronomy is not only pleasant, but also very useful to be known: it cannot be denied that this art unfolds the admirable wisdom of God.

I exhort all, who reverence the Word of the Lord, to read it, and diligently imprint it on their memory.

For there is no one so great or mighty that he can avoid the misery that will rise up against him when he resists and strives against God.