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.

But prosperity, and the happy issue of events, ought also to be attributed to his grace, in order that he may always receive the praise which he deserves, that of being a merciful Father, and an impartial Judge. About the close of the psalm, he inveighs against those ungodly men who will not acknowledge God's hand, amid such palpable demonstrations of his providence.

Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God's saving grace in Christ Jesus.

Where riches hold the dominion of the heart, God has lost His authority.

To will is human, to will the bad is of fallen nature, but to will the good is of Grace.

There is no group or type of people anywhere in the world that is excluded from salvation, because God desires that the gospel be proclaimed to all without exception.

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