Author: William Ames

Quotes

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 will of God is single and totally one in Him.

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

- William Ames

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

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

- William Ames

Participation in the blessings of the union with Christ comes when the faithful have all the things needed to live well and blessedly to God.

Participation in the blessings of the union with Christ comes when the faithful have all the things needed to live well and blessedly to God.

- William Ames

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

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

- 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 good pleasure of God is an act of the divine will freely and effectively determining all things.

The good pleasure of God is an act of the divine will freely and effectively determining all things.

- 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 loved and called upon, and to be heard in all things.

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 and called upon, and to be heard in all things.

- 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 agrees with the divine nature.

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 with the divine nature.

- William Ames

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