Dearest Jesus, holy child, make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, within my heart, that it may be a quiet chamber kept for thee.

The inner man cannot be forced to do out of his own free will, what he should do, except the grace of God change the heart and make it willing.

I am bound by the texts of the Bible, my conscience is captive to the Word of God, I neither can nor will recant anything, since it is neither right nor safe to act against my conscience.

The only saving faith is that which casts itself on God for life or death.

[Our] plan is to follow the example of the prophets and the ancient fathers of the church, and to compose psalms...so that the Word of God may be among the people also in the form of music.

Music is a discipline, and a mistress of order and good manners, she makes the people milder and gentler, more moral and more reasonable.

It is pleasing to the dear God whenever thou rejoicest or laughest from the bottom of thy heart.