Faith cannot be inherited or gained by being baptized into a Church. Faith is a matter between the individual and God.

A man who has no part in the grace of God, cannot keep the commandments of God, or prepare himself, either wholly or in part, to receive grace; but he rests of necessity under the power of sin.

An earthly kingdom cannot exist without inequality of persons. Some must be free, some serfs, some rulers, some subjects.

Our bodies are always exposed to Satan. The maladies I suffer are not natural, but Devil's spells.

All laws and philosophy merely tell us what should be done, but they do not provide the strength to do it.

God is not hostile to sinners, but only to unbelievers.

God is not a God of sadness, death, etc., but the devil is. Christ is a God of joy, and so the Scriptures often say that we should rejoice ... A Christian should and must be a cheerful person.