The Holy Spirit is no skeptic. He has written neither doubt nor mere opinion into our hearts, but rather solid assurances, which are more sure and solid than all experience and even life itself.

Christ wants to slay reason and subdue the arrogance of the Jews.

Poverty hath slain a thousand, but riches have slain ten thousand. They are very uncertain, they promise that which they cannot perform, neither can they afford a contented mind.

In many countries there are particular places to which devils more especially resort. In Prussia there is an infinite number of evil spirits.

It is a good thing to let prayer be the first business in the morning and the last in the evening. Guard yourself against such false and deceitful thoughts that keep whispering, "Wait a while. In an hour or so I will pray. I must first finish this or that." Thinking such thoughts we get away from prayer into other things that will hold us and involve us till the prayer of the day comes to naught.

It is impossible to separate works from faith- yea, just as impossible as to separate burning and shining from fire.

God created the world out of nothing, and so long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us.