Men are not made religious by performing certain actions which are externally good, but they must first have righteous principles, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.

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.

Those with prodigious skill in music are better suited for all things.

The whole being of any Christian is faith and love. Faith brings the person to God, love brings the person to people.

As concerning faith we ought to be invincible, and more hard, if it might be, than the adamant stone; but as touching charity, we ought to be soft, and more flexible than the reed or leaf that is shaken with the wind, and ready to yield to everything.

To preach Christ is to feed the soul, to justify it, to set it free, and to save it, if it believes the preaching.

We are at fault for not slaying the Jews.