Shocking Sayings
736 sayings found from the Early Modern era
The reprobate, though they have the outward call of the Gospel, yet are not inwardly illuminated by the Spirit.
God's decree is the cause of all things, so that nothing happens but by his will and appointment.
The reprobate are not bound to believe, because God does not give them the grace to believe.
It is not in our power to believe or not to believe.
The elect are saved by grace, and the reprobate are damned by justice.
The salvation of the elect depends on the free election of God.
The reprobate are not able to resist the will of God, but are forced to obey it.
God's glory is manifested in the salvation of the elect and the damnation of the reprobate.
The reprobate are blinded that they may not see, and hardened that they may not feel.
The will of God is the cause of all things, and there is no other cause.
The elect are chosen before the foundation of the world.
The reprobate are vessels of wrath fitted for destruction.
It is a horrible decree, I confess, but no one can deny that God foreknew what the end of man was to be before he created him, and that he foreknew it because he had so ordained it.
God works in the hearts of men to incline their wills as he pleases.
The reprobate are not only destitute of the Spirit, but are also given up to a reprobate mind.
God's purpose is immutable, and cannot be changed.
The elect are saved by God's free grace, without any merit of their own.
The reprobate are left to their own wickedness, and are justly punished for it.
The eternal counsel of God is the cause of election and reprobation.
God has decreed to save some and to destroy others, and this decree is just.