All the more vile is the stupidity of those persons who open heaven to all the impious and unbelieving without the grace of Him whom Scripture commonly teaches to be the only door whereby we enter into salvation.

The grace of God has no charms for men till the Holy Spirit gives them a taste for it.

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

Those who fall away have never been thoroughly imbued with the knowledge of Christ but only had a slight and passing taste of it.

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.

How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.