"I have no pleasure in any man who despises music. It is no invention of ours: it is the gift of God."

"I am rough, boorish, stormy, and altogether warlike. I am born to fight with devils and factions, and to lay waste the kingdom of Satan."

"Everything that is done in this world is done by hope."

"I am much afraid that schools will prove to be great gates of hell unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures, engraving them in the hearts of youth. I advise no one to place his c…"

"So when the devil throws your sins in your face and declares that you deserve death and hell, tell him this: 'I admit that I deserve death and hell, what of it? For I know One who suffered and made sa…"