What shall we do with...the Jews?...I advise that all their prayer books and Talmudic writings...are to be taken from them.

Singing has nothing to do with the affairs of this world: it is not for the law. Singers are merry, and free from sorrows and cares.

This is that mystery which is rich in divine grace unto sinners: wherein by a wonderful exchange, our sins are no longer ours but Christ's; and the righteousness of Christ is not Christ's but ours. He has emptied himself of his righteousness that he might clothe us in it, and fill us with it: and he has taken our evils upon himself that he might deliver us from them.

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

We can mention only one point (which experience confirms), namely, that next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. No greater commendation than this can be found — at least not by us. After all, the gift of language combined with the gift of song was only given to man to let him know that he should praise God with both word and music, namely, by proclaiming [the Word of God] through music.

Everything is from God himself, both commandment and fulfillment. He alone commands; he alone fulfills.

In a mouse we admire God's creation and craft work. The same may be said about flies.