In order to the existence of such a ministry in the Church, there is requisite an authority received from God, and consequently power and knowledge imparted from God for the exercise of such ministry; and where a man possesses these, although the bishop has not laid hands upon him according to his traditions, God has Himself appointed him.

Private confession... was not ordered by Christ and was not used by the apostles.

I acknowledge that the sacrament of the altar is very God’s body in form of bread, but it is in another manner God’s body than it is in heaven.

Crown and cloth maken no priest, nor emperor’s bishop with his words, but power that crist giveth; and thus by life have been priests known.

The higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy’s temptations.

The gospel alone is sufficient to rule the lives of Christians everywhere – any additional rules made to govern men’s conduct added nothing to the perfection already found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Englishmen learn Christ’s law best in English. Moses heard God’s law in his own tongue; so did Christ’s apostles.

All Christian life is to be measured by Scripture; by every word thereof.

Holy Scripture is the highest authority for every believer, the standard of faith and the foundation for reform...

The gospel alone is sufficient to rule the lives of Christians everywhere - any additional rules made to govern men's conduct added nothing to the perfection already found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.