Again I ask whence it happened that the fall of Adam involved, without remedy, in eternal death so many nations, together with their infant children, except because it so seemed good to God? A decree horrible, I confess, and yet true.

Free will is an empty term.

Creatures are so governed by the secret counsel of God, that nothing happens but what he has knowingly and willingly decreed.

Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.

We shall never be fit for the service of God, if we look not beyond this fleeting life.

However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts.

Unless we fix certain hours in the day for prayer, it easily slips from our memory.