All the passages in the Holy Scriptures that mention assistance are they that do away with "free-will", and these are countless...For grace is needed, and the help of grace is given, because "free-will" can do nothing.

Faith is a free surrenderand a joyous wager on the unseen, unknown, untested goodness of God.

Human reason is like a drunken man on horseback; set it up on one side, and it tumbles over on the other

Whoever has skill in music is of good temperament and fitted for all things. We must teach music in schools.

We should die relying on grace alone

There is on earth among all dangers, no more dangerous thing than a richly endowed and adroid reason, especially if she enters into spiritual matters which concern the soul and God. For it is more possible to teach an ass to read than to blind such a reason and lead it right; for reason must be deluded, blinded, and destroyed.

This is the most dangerous trial of all, when there is no trial and every thing goes well; for then a man is tempted to forget God, to become too bold and to misuse times of prosperity.