No man ought to lay a cross upon himself, or to adopt tribulation, as is done in popedom; but if a cross or tribulation come upon him, then let him suffer it patiently, and know that it is good and profitable for him.

God's love does not love that which is worthy of being loved, but it creates that which is worthy of being loved.

To pray diligently is more than half the task.

The Bible is the proper book for men. There the truth is distinguished from error far more clearly than anywhere else, and one finds something new in it every day. For twenty-eight years, since I became a doctor, I have now constantly read and preached the Bible; and yet I have not exhausted it but find something new in it every day.

It is the duty of every Christian to be Christ to his neighbor.

A simple layman armed with Scripture is greater than the mightiest pope without it

The certain mark by which a Christian community can be recognized is the preaching of the gospel in its purity.