Author: William Ames

Quotes

The will of God is single and totally one in Him.

The will of God is single and totally one in Him.

- William Ames

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

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

- William Ames

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 same essence and perfectly carry on the Father's nature.

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 same essence and perfectly carry on the Father's nature.

- William Ames

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 willed before.

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 willed before.

- William Ames

The attributes of God tell us what He is and who He is.

The attributes of God tell us what He is and who He is.

- William Ames

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

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

- William Ames

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.

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.

- 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 or universal.

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 universal.

- William Ames

The efficiency of God may be understood as either creation or providence.

The efficiency of God may be understood as either creation or providence.

- William Ames

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