If God had not permitted the people of Jerusalem to be torn asunder and driven them from the land, but had let them keep it after before, no one could convince them that they are not God`s chosen people.

Glory to God in highest heaven, Who unto man His Son hath given; While angels sing with tender mirth, A glad new year to all the earth.

Mankind has a free will; but it is free to milk cows and to build houses, nothing more.

When Satan tells me I am a sinner he comforts me immeasurably, since Christ died for sinners.

The curses of the ungodly are more pleasing to God's ears than the hallelujahs of the pious

Ambition begat simony; simony begat the pope and his brethren, about the time of the Babylonish captivity

Those who love music are gentle and honest in their tempers. I always loved music, and would not, for a great matter, be without the little skill which I possess in the art.