The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith

Again I ask whence it happened that the fall of Adam involved, without remedy, in eternal death so many nations, together with their infant children, except because it so seemed good to God? A decree horrible, I confess, and yet true.

To 'justify' means nothing else than to acquit of guilt him (her) who was accused as if his own innocence were confirmed.

Now we must remark, that there are two parts in the Commandment-the first forbids the erection of a graven image, or any likeness; the second prohibits the transferring of the worship which God claims for Himself alone, to any of these phantoms or delusive shows.

Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.

Where God's Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.

Unless we endeavor to do good to our neighbor, through our cruelty we transgress this law