"But if we are elected in Christ, we cannot find in ourselves the reason of our election; neither can we, by any means, comprehend it in our own understanding."

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

"It would be indeed better to grant license to thieves and sorcerers and adulterers, than to suffer the blasphemies which the ungodly utter against God, to prevail without any punishment and without an…"

"God always remains true to himself."

"Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, and the sacraments administered according to Christ's institution, there, it is not to be doubted, is a church of God."