It is the duty of a prudent minister of God to hold his ministry in honor and to see to it that it is respected by those who are in his charge. Moreoever, it is the duty of a faithful minister not to exceed his powers and not to abuse his office in pride, but, rather, to administer it for the benefit of his subjects.

Of all deadly sins, this is the most deadly, namely, that any one should think he is not guilty of a damnable and deadly sin before God.

...Hope endures and overcomes misfortune and evil.

Those who lapse from the Gospel to the Law are no better off than those who lapse from grace to idolatry.

We conclude, therefore, that a Christian lives not in himself, but in Christ and in his neighbor. Otherwise he is not a Christian. He lives in Christ through faith, in his neighbor through love. By faith he is caught up beyond himself into God. By love he descends beneath himself into his neighbor.

Faith does not inquire whether there are good works to be done, but even before asking questions, faith has done the works already.

We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of God are embodied in our echoing demands.