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

"There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than an overactive mind."

"All that a good man does, all that he suffers, all that he thinks, has a reference to God."

"The seed of the Word of God takes root and grows fruitful only in those whom the Lord, by his eternal election, has predestined to be his children and heirs of the heavenly kingdom. To all others who,…"

"The greater part of the world, because it despises the Word of God, despises also the whole of true religion."