If true religion is to beam upon us, our principle must be, that it is necessary to begin with heavenly teaching, and that it is impossible for any man to obtain even the minutest portion of right and sound doctrine without being a disciple of Scripture.

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.

The Scriptures should be read with the aim of finding Christ in them. Whoever turns aside from this object, even though he wears himself out all his life in learning, he will never reach the knowledge of the truth.

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

The Holy Spirit is the bond by which Christ efficaciously unites us to himself.

Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.

The torture of a bad conscience is the hell of a living soul.