"Man's nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols."

"The human mind is, so to speak, a perpetual forge of idols."

"God has a secret counsel, by which he chooses whom he will, and rejects whom he will."

"I am unwilling to pledge my word for his safety, for if he shall come [to Geneva], I shall never permit him to depart alive, provided my authority be of any avail."

"The reprobate are raised up to manifest the glory of God, when, by their condemnation, they show his justice."