God does not love sinners because they are attractive; sinners are attractive to God because he loves them.

Prayer, study, and suffering make a pastor.

Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently than not struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.

Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise.

He that has but one word of God before him, and out of that word cannot make a sermon, can never be a preacher.

It is better to think of church in the ale-house than to think of the ale-house in church.

Nothing good ever comes of violence.