All William Ames Quotes
- Faith is the virtue by which, clinging-to the faithfulness of God, we lean upon him, so that we may obtain what he gives to us. Clinging
- Everyone who understands the nature of God rightly necessarily knows that God is to be believed and hoped in, that he is to be loved… Afterlife
- Hence the end of the world should be awaited with all longing by all believers. All
- From faith, hope, and love, the virtues of religion referring to God, there arises a double act which bears on the spiritual communion exercised between… Act
- In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor. All
- This subsistence, or manner of being of God is his one essence so far as it has personal properties. Essence
- 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… Appropriately
- The starting point of sanctification is the filthiness, corruption, or stain of sin. Corruption
- The goodness of a thing created is the perfection of its fitness for the use which it serves. Now that use is either particular or… Created
- The good pleasure of God is an act of the divine will freely and effectively determining all things. Act
- Active creation is conceived as a transitive action in which there is always presupposed an object about which the agent is concerned; it is virtually… Action
- An idea in man is first impressed upon him and afterwards expressed in things, but in God it is only expressed, not impressed, because it… Afterwards
- Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God. Devout
- Nothing exists from eternity but God, and God is not the matter or a part of any creature, but only the maker. Any
- 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… Agree
- Theology is the doctrine or teaching of living to God. Doctrine
- The will of God is eternal because He does not begin to will what He did not will before, nor cease to will what He… Begin
- The attributes of God tell us what He is and who He is. Attributes
- The relative property of the Son is to be begotten, that is, so to proceed from the Father as to be a participant of the… Begotten
- The efficiency of God may be understood as either creation or providence. Creation