"For all works and things, which are either commanded or forbidden by God and thus have been instituted by the supreme Majesty, are 'musts.' Nevertheless, no one should be dragged to them or away from them by the hair, for I can drive no man to heaven or beat him into it with a club."
"All the cunning of the devil is exercised in trying to tear us away from the word."
"My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary."
"We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone."
"Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently than not struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God."
"Everything that is done in this world is done by hope."