Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.

As by the revolt of the first man, the image of God could be effaced from his mind and soul, so there is nothing strange in His shedding some rays of grace on the reprobate, and afterwards allowing these to be extinguished.

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

The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.

Can true repentance exist without faith? By no means. But although they cannot be separated, they ought to be distinguished.

The Creation is quite like a spacious and splendid house, provided and filled with the most exquisite, and at the same time, the most abundant furnishings. Everything in it tells of God.

All truth is God's truth.