Quotes about Divine

God does not avenge certain crimes in this world, but postpones punishment to the next, to deal with them all the more severely; conversely.

The testimony of the Spirit is superior to reason. For as God alone can properly bear witness to his own words, so these words will not obtain full credit in the hearts of men, until they are sealed by the inward testimony of the Spirit. The same Spirit, therefore, who spoke by the mouth of the prophets, must penetrate our hearts, in order to convince us that they faithfully delivered the message with which they were divinely entrusted.

For we never have naked and empty symbols, except when our ingratitude and wickedness hinder the working of divine beneficence.

But if God has set his seat in the sanctuary of the heavens in order to rule the universe, it follows that he by no means ignores earthly affairs, but controls them with the highest reason and wisdom.

If at any time, then we are troubled at the small number of those who believe, let us, on the other hand, call to mind, that none comprehend the mysteries of God save those to whom it is given.

For it is through the prophets that God adapts to our need whatever might seem to us remote and of no concern to us.

For though in old times there were some, and in the present day not a few are found, who deny the being of a God, yet, whether they will or not, they occasionally feel the truth which they are desirous not to know. We do not read of any man who broke out into more unbridled and audacious contempt of the Deity than C. Caligula, and yet none showed greater dread when any indication of divine wrath was manifested.

But Scripture praises everywhere his pure and unmixed mercy, which does away with all merit.

The characteristic of a true sovereign is, to acknowledge that, in the administration of his kingdom, he is a minister of God. He who does not make his reign subservient to the divine glory, acts the part not of a king, but a robber.

Anyone who cannot bear to lay hold of God as he comes down to him will still less soar up to him beyond the clouds.

Christ is indeed presented to all, but God opens the eyes of the elect alone, and enables them by faith to seek after him.

Whenever God revealed himself to be seen by the fathers, he never appeared as he is in himself but as he could be understood by human minds.