The marks of Jesus are imprisonment, chains, scourgings, blows and stoning in bearing testimony to the Gospel. Galatians 6:17 - 17 Finally, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.

God orders what we cannot do, that we may know what we ought to ask him.

On the contrary, therefore, Christ declares that the doctrine of the Gospel, though it is preached to all without exception, cannot be embraced by all, but that a new understanding and a new perception are requisite; and, therefore, that faith does not depend on the will of men, but that it is God who gives it.

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 answer of our prayers is secured by the fact that in rejecting them God would in a certain sense deny His own nature.

So great and boundless is God's wisdom that he knows right well how to use evil instruments to do good.

I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels.