Faith and patience are exceptional virtues in those that suffer. Patience is the fruit and evidence of faith.

While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.

It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.

He makes this favor common to all, because it is propounded to all, and not because it is in reality extended to all; for though Christ suffered for the sins of the whole world, and is offered through God’s benignity indiscriminately to all, yet all do not receive him.

After 50 years, is it not clear that God has raised up new illnesses connected with fornication? From where do these things come if not from the hand of God? [In response to these diseases] The world was astounded, and people were terrified for a time, but they have not, to this day, observed the hand of God.

For, to my mind, this is a certain principle, that nothing is here treated of but the visible form of the world. He who would learn astronomy, and other recondite arts, let him go elsewhere. (on commenting the text of Genesis 1:6)

A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.