He who receives a sacrament does not perform a good work; he receives a benefit. In the mass we give Christ nothing; we only receive from Him.

Not only the words (vocabula) which the Holy Spirit and Scripture use are divine, but also the phrasing

When God contemplates some great work, He begins it by the hand of some poor, weak, human creature, to whom He afterwards gives aid.

God is not hostile to sinners, but only to unbelievers.

This is the mystery of the riches of divine grace for sinners; for by a wonderful exchange our sins are now not ours but Christ's, and Christ's righteousness is not Christ's but ours.

I do not admit that my doctrine can be judged by anyone.

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