William Ames Quotes

A collection of quotes by William Ames.

William Ames (1576-1633) was an English Protestant theologian and philosopher. Born in Norfolk, England, he studied at Christ's College, Cambridge, and became a prominent figure in the Puritan movement. Ames is best known for his influential work, "The Marrow of Theology," which synthesized Reformed theology and provided a systematic approach to the study of God. He also played a significant role in the development of Reformed theology in the Netherlands. Ames' writings had a lasting impact on subsequent generations of theologians and his ideas continue to be studied and appreciated by scholars today.

Therefore, the church is not absolutely necessary as an obje

Therefore, the church is not absolutely necessary as an object of faith, not even for us today, for then Abraham and the other prophets would not have given assent to those things which were revealed to them from God without any intervening help of the church.

Faith

Everyone who understands the nature of God rightly necessari

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.

God

The goodness of a thing created is the perfection of its fit

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.

Fitness

The first act of religion, therefore, concerns those things

The first act of religion, therefore, concerns those things which are communicated to us from God. The other concerns those things which we yield to God.

Religion

From faith, hope, and love, the virtues of religion referrin

From faith, hope, and love, the virtues of religion referring to God, there arises a double act which bears on the spiritual communion exercised between God and us the hearing of the word and prayer.

Faith

Faith is the virtue by which, clinging-to the faithfulness o

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