Isaiah calls the Church barren because her children are born without effort by the Word of faith through the Spirit of God. It is a matter of birth, not of exertion.
Rough, boisterous, stormy and altogether warlike, I am born to fight against innumerable monsters and devils.
The fool will upset the whole science of astronomy.
A Christian has no need of any law in order to be saved, since through faith we are free from every law. Thus all the acts of a Christian are done spontaneously, out of a sense of pure liberty.
God has set the type of marriage through creation. Each creature seeks its perfection in another.
So preach that those who do not fall out with their sins may fall out with thee.
It’s not what I don’t know that bothers me – it’s what I do know and don’t do!
Prayer, study, and suffering make a pastor.
I have undertaken to translate the Bible into German. This was good for me; otherwise I might have died in the mistaken notion that I was a learned fellow.
In many countries there are particular places to which devils more especially resort. In Prussia there is an infinite number of evil spirits.
The church that preaches the gospel in all of its fullness, except as it applies to the great social ills of the day, is failing to preach the gospel.
Riches, understanding, beauty, are fair gifts of God.
There is no wisdom save in truth.
Look to it that you do not try to do all of it, do not try to do too much, lest your spirit grow weary. Besides, a good prayer mustn’t be too long. Do not draw it out. Prayer ought to be frequent and fervent.
Music is a fair and glorious gift of God. I am strongly persuaded that after theology, there is no art which can be placed on the level with music.
The prosperity of a country depends, not on the abundance of its revenues, nor on the strength of its fortifications, nor on the beauty of its public buildings; but it consists in the number of its cultivated citizens, in its men of education, enlightenment and character.
Now just behold these miserable, blind, and senseless people.
He who receives a sacrament does not perform a good work; he receives a benefit. In the mass we give Christ nothing; we only receive from Him.
I do not admit that my doctrine can be judged by anyone.
The defects of a preacher are soon spied.