Peace and friendship are an amiable thing among men. They be so indeed, and we ought to seek them to the uttermost of our power. But yet for all that, we must set such store by God's truth, that if all the world should be set on fire for the maintenance thereof, we should not stick at it.

For as the aged, or those whose sight is defective, when any book, however fair, is set before them, though they perceive that there is something written, are scarcely able to make out two consecutive words, but, when aided by glasses, begin to read distinctly, so Scripture, gathering together the impressions of Deity, which, till then, lay confused in our minds, dissipates the darkness, and shows us the true God clearly.

The world was no doubt made, that it might be a theatre of the divine glory.

Every person, on coming to the knowledge of himself, is not only urged to seek God, but is also led as by the hand to find Him.

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.

The glory of God shines, indeed, in all creatures on high and below, but never more brightly than in the cross.

The true wisdom of man consists in the knowledge of God the creator and Redeemer.