Ever since our first fathers by infection took this morbum sathanicum, this devilish disease, pride, of the devil, such tinder is our nature, that every little spark sets us on fire; our nature hath grown so light, that every little thing puffeth us up, and sets us aloft in our altitudes presently.

Two things I recognize, O Lord, in myself: Nature, which Thou hast made; Sin, which I have added.

We know that the body needs bread, therefore we seek for bread for it: so must we seek for the food of the soul.

A cold coming they had of it, at this time of the year; just the worst time of the year to take a journey, and specially a long journey, in.

It is good reason, that man consisting of two parts, the soul and body, the body only should not take up all, but the soul should be remembered too. Enjoying is the body's part, and well-doing is the soul's; your souls are suitors to you to remember them, that is, to remember well-doing, which is the soul's portion.

One canon reduced to writing by God himself, two testaments, three creeds, four general councils, five centuries, and the series of Fathers in that period – the centuries that is, before Constantine, and two after, determine the boundary of our faith.

Take away, O Lord, the veil of my heart while I read the Scriptures.