“Although the whole man partakes of this grace, it is first and most ap...” — William Ames Quote

“Although the whole man partakes of this grace, it is first and most appropriately in the soul and later progresses to the body, inasmuch as the body of the man is capable of the same obedience to the will of God as the soul.”

“The starting point of sanctification is the filthiness, corruption, or stain of sin.”

“In the exercise of God's efficiency, the decree of God comes first. This manner of working is the most perfect of all and notably agrees with the divine nature.”

“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.”

“Sanctification is the real change in man from the sordidness of sin to the purity of God's image.”

“Although I do wrong, I do not the wrongs that I am charged with doing; the wrong that I do is through the frailty of human nature, like other men. No man lives without fault.”

“My mother attended the local church, Saint Nicolas, and consequently, I attended that church and its Sunday School. My only prizes from the Sunday School were 'for attendance,' so I presume my atheism, which developed when I left home to attend university, although latent, was discernible.”

“Although I'm a retired teenager, I remember what it was like to be one. I could have sworn I was riding an emotional roller coaster most of the time. Looking back, I'm actually amazed that I survived. Barely.”

“Although I never wanted Theresa May to be our Prime Minister, I had been prepared to give her the benefit of the doubt.”

“I skipped ninth grade. I went from eighth to tenth, and then I graduated a year early to start working, and it was a big blessing for me because I was not a school person, although I really do miss having that kind of environment.”