Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

William Ames Author

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: England
  • Born: Jan 1, 1576
  • Died: Nov 14, 1633

William Ames was an English Protestant divine, philosopher, and controversialist. He spent much time in the Netherlands, and is noted for his involvement in the controversy between the Calvinists and the Arminians.

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 & God

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