The world has not been in existence from eternity nor could it have been according to the present dispensation and ordering of… — William Ames Copy Share Image
The starting point of sanctification is the filthiness, corruption, or stain of sin. — William Ames Copy Share Image
Nothing exists from eternity but God, and God is not the matter or a part of any creature, but only the maker. — William Ames Copy Share Image
Therefore, the church is not absolutely necessary as an object of faith, not even for us today, for then Abraham and the other prophets… — William Ames Copy Share Image
In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor. — William Ames Copy Share Image
An idea in man is first impressed upon him and afterwards expressed in things, but in God it is only expressed, not impressed, because… — William Ames Copy Share Image
The world has not been in existence from eternity nor could it have been according to the present dispensation and ordering of things. — William Ames Copy Share Image
The ordinary ministry is that which receives all of its direction from the will of God revealed in the Scriptures and from those means… — William Ames Copy Share Image
Sanctification is the real change in man from the sordidness of sin to the purity of God's image. — William Ames Copy Share Image
The goodness of a thing created is the perfection of its fitness for the use which it serves. Now that use is either particular… — William Ames Copy Share Image
Everyone who understands the nature of God rightly necessarily knows that God is to be believed and hoped in, that he is to be… — William Ames Copy Share Image
From faith, hope, and love, the virtues of religion referring to God, there arises a double act which bears on the spiritual communion exercised… — William Ames Copy Share Image
