What They Said

"Prayer differs from hearing the word, in that hearing is concerned with the will of God; but Prayer is concerned with our will. In hearing the word, we receive the Will of God; but in Prayer we offer our will to God, that it may be received by him."

"God therefore uses means, not for lack of power, but through the abundance of his goodness; that namely, he might communicate a certain dignity of working to his Creatures also, and might make his Efficiency more perceivable in them."

"The Providence of God is either immediate, whereby God by himself, as the absolute sole cause, provides for things; or it is mediate whereby he provides by the use of means."

"God is incomprehensible, because he is void of any bounds to encompass him."

"Faith is a resting of the heart on God, as on the author of life and eternal salvation."

“God therefore uses means, not for lack of power, but through the abundance of his goodness; that namely, he might communicate a certain dignity of working to his Creatures also, and might make his Efficiency more perceivable in them.”

“The Omnipotence of God is that whereby he is able to effect all things that he wills or can will.”

“The understanding of God is unchangeable; he does not know otherwise, nor one thing more than another, nor more before than now, or now than before.”

“The attributes of God set forth What God is, and Who He is.”

“Men live to God when they live according to the will of God, to the glory of God, with God inwardly working in them.”

"Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God."

"In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor."