John Calvin — "The greater the sinner, the greater the need for God's grace."

"For the mind of man is so entirely alienated from the righteousness of God that it can neither conceive, desire, nor design anything but what is vicious, perverted, impure, and iniquitous."

"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…"

"The reprobate, though they have the outward call of the Gospel, yet are not inwardly illuminated by the Spirit."

"The elect are saved by God's free grace, without any merit of their own."

"I hope that the verdict will call for the death penalty."