Though Satan instils his poison, and fans the flames of our corrupt desires within us,we are yet not carried by any external force to the commission of sin, but our own flesh entices us, and we willingly yield to its allurements.

The glory of God shines, indeed, in all creatures on high and below, but never more brightly than in the cross.

Joy and thanksgiving expressed in prayer and praise according to the Word of God are the heart of the Church's worship.

Mingled vanity and pride appear in this, that when miserable men do seek after God, instead of ascending higher than themselves as they ought to do, they measure him by their own carnal stupidity, and neglecting solid inquiry, fly off to indulge their curiosity in vain speculation.

If we are proud of our talents we betray our lack of gratitude to God.

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

I don't need to compromise my principles, because they don't have the slightest bearing on what happens to me anyway.