Prayers belong strictly to the worship of God. Fasting is a subordinate aid, which is pleasing to God no farther than as it aids the earnestness and fervency of prayer.

Faith consists, not in ignorance, but in knowledge, and that, not only of God, but also of the divine will.

How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.

The Gospel acts without threats... it teaches us about the supreme goodwill of God towards us.

God orders what we cannot do, that we may know what we ought to ask him.

Satan, who is a wonderful contriver of delusions, is constantly laying snares to entrap ignorant and heedless people.

We unjustly defraud God of his right, unless each of us lives and dies in dependence on His sovereign pleasure.