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

Prosperity inebriates men, so that they take delights in their own merits.

When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.

The flesh is willing to flatter itself, and many who now give themselves every indulgence, promise to themselves an easy entrance into life. THus men practice mutual deception on each other and fall asleep in wicked indifference.

If we believe heaven to be our country, it is better for us to transmit our wealth thither, than to retain it here, where we may lose it by a sudden removal.

Man with all his shrewdness is as stupid about understanding by himself the mysteries of God, as an ass is incapable of understanding musical harmony.

God does not bestow his spirit on his people in order to set aside the use of his word, but rather to render it fruitful.