"The human heart is like a ship on a stormy sea driven about by winds blowing from all four corners of heaven."
"Now the church is not wood and stone, but the company of people who believe in Christ."
"A man cannot do good before he is made good."
"There is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness without renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience do not grow."
"When Jesus Christ utters a word, He opens His mouth so wide that it embraces all Heaven and earth, even though that word be but in a whisper."
"I never work better than when I'm inspired by anger: I can write, pray, and preach well. My whole temperament is quickened, my understanding sharpened, and all mundane vexations and temptations depart."
"God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees, and flowers, and clouds, and stars."
"In this life, Christ is an example, showing us how to live; in his death, he is a sacrifice, satisfying for our sins; in his resurrection, a conqueror; in his ascentions, a king; in his intercession, a high priest."
"I cannot believe that my illness is natural. I suspect Satan, and therefore I am the more inclined to take it lightly."
"You should not believe your conscience and your feelings more than the word which the Lord who receives sinners preaches to you."
"Die Arznei macht kranke, die Mathematik traurige und die Theologie s¨undhafte Leute. (Medicine makes people ill, mathematics makes them sad and theology makes them sinful.)"
"A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight."
"Peace if possible, truth at all costs."
"I have held many things in my hands, and have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess."
"God's friendship is a bigger comfort than that of the whole world."
"Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith in him is unless he knew where his believers are?"
"When God wants to speak and deal with us, he does not avail himself of an angel but of parents, of the pastor, or of our neighbor."
"I would not give one moment of heaven for all the joy and riches of the world, even if it lasted for thousands and thousands of years."
"Christ will remain a priest and king; though He was never consecrated by any papist bishop or greased by any of those shavelings; but he was ordained and consecrated by God Himself, and by Him anointed."
"The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid."
"Everything that is done in the world is done by hope."
"The Devil does not stay where music is."
"The fewer the words, the better the prayer."
"Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon."
"No man ought to lay a cross upon himself, or to adopt tribulation, as is done in popedom; but if a cross or tribulation come upon him, then let him suffer it patiently, and know that it is good and profitable for him."