"...those whom God passes over [praeterit], he condemns [reprobat]; and this he does for no other reason than that he wills to exclude them from the inheritance which he predestines [praedestinat] for …"

"The whole sum of Christian philosophy is contained in these two points: the knowledge of God and of ourselves."

"It is not in our power to believe or not to believe."

"We shall never be clearly persuaded, as we ought to be, that our salvation flows from the wellspring of God's free mercy until we come to know his eternal election, which illumines God's grace by this…"

"However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts."