Change Quote by William Ames

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

— William Ames

Nothing exists from eternity but God, and God is not the matter or a part of any creature, but only the maker.

— William Ames

Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God.

— William Ames

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

In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor.

— William Ames

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

— William Ames