Quotes by William Ames

William Ames

Active creation is conceived as a transitive action in which there is always presupposed an object about which the agent is concerned; it is virtually but not formally transitive because it makes, not presupposes, an object.

Action

Agents

Creation

Although the whole man partakes of this grace, it is first and most appropriately in the soul and later progresses to the body, inasmuch as the body of the man is capable of the same obedience to the will of God as the soul.

Grace

Men

Soul

An idea in man is first impressed upon him and afterwards expressed in things, but in God it is only expressed, not impressed, because it does not come from anywhere else.

Doe

Ideas

Men

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.

Afterlife

All Things

Heard

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.

Faithfulness

Giving

May

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.

Hearing

Prayer

Spiritual

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

God's Will

Hearing

Receiving

Hence the end of the world should be awaited with all longing by all believers.

End Of The World

Ends

Longing

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

Contentment

Joy

Perfection

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.

Exercise

Firsts

Perfect

Follow The Behaviour University in order to get the greatest quotes from the greatest people of all time so that you can tap into your own greatness.

Acquiescence

Action

Afterlife

Agents

All Things

Attributes

Attributes Of God

Blessing

Church

Concern

Contentment

Corruption

Creation

Divine

Divine Will

Doctrine

Doe

Efficiency

End Of The World

Ends

Essence

Eternal

Eternity

Exercise

Faithful

Faithfulness

Father

Firsts

Giving

Gods Will

Goodness

Grace

Heard

Hearing

Heart

Helping

Ideas

Inward

Joy

Longing

Makers

Matter

May

Mean

Men

Mind

Ordinary

Perfect

Perfection

Pleasure

The Future Blueprint

Tool

The Home Therapist: Anti Anxiety

Tool

The Autobiography

Tool

The Behaviour Diary

Tool

The Dating Diary

Tool

The Relationship Therapist

Tool

Quotes by William Ames

William Ames

Active creation is conceived as a transitive action in which there is always presupposed an object about which the agent is concerned; it is virtually but not formally transitive because it makes, not presupposes, an object.

Although the whole man partakes of this grace, it is first and most appropriately in the soul and later progresses to the body, inasmuch as the body of the man is capable of the same obedience to the will of God as the soul.

An idea in man is first impressed upon him and afterwards expressed in things, but in God it is only expressed, not impressed, because it does not come from anywhere else.

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.

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.

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.

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

Hence the end of the world should be awaited with all longing by all believers.

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

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.

Get Social with TBU

Topics by William Ames

Popular Tools

The Future Blueprint

The Home Therapist: Anti Anxiety

The Autobiography

The Behaviour Diary

The Dating Diary

The Relationship Therapist

Menu

Menu