Nothing conquers except truth and the victory of truth is love.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
The Old (Testament) is in the New (Testament) revealed, the New is in the Old concealed.
If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
What can be hoped for which is not believed?
Two loves have made two different cities: self-love hath made a terrestrial city, which rises in contempt of God; and Divine Love hath made a celestial one, which rises in contempt of self. The former glories in itself - the latter in God.