Let this point therefore stand: that those whom the Holy Spirit has inwardly taught truly rest upon Scripture, and that Scripture itself is self-authenticated. . . . Therefore, illumined by his power, we believe neither by our own nor by any one else's judgment that Scripture is from God; but above human judgment we affirm with utter certainty (just as if we were gazing upon the majesty of God himself) that it has flowed to us from the very mouth of God by the ministry of men.

When the Bible speaks, God speaks.

The door is closed to prayer unless it is opened with the key of trust.

Without the Gospel everything is useless and vain.

Faith alone saves, but the faith that saves is not alone.

The human heart is a factory of idols...Everyon e of us is, from his mother's womb, expert in inventing idols.

When we know God to be our Father, should we not desire that he be known as such by all? And if we do not have this passion, that all creatures do him homage, is it not a sign that his glory means little to us?