Originál: (en) There is but one will in God: yet doth it not equally will all things, but in divers respects it doth will and nill the same thing. He willeth the conversion of Jerusalem, in that he approveth it as a good thing in itself: in that he commands it, and exhorts men to it: in that he gives them all outward means of their conversion. He wills it not, in that he did not decree to effectually work their conversion.
PERKINS, William. A Treatise of God’s Free Grace, and Man’s Free Will. Cambridge: Printed by John Legat And are to be sold at the signe of the Crowne in Pauls Churchyard by Simon Waterson, 1601. S 44-47 (anglicky).
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Originál: (en) How are we to use recreations? (…) Rule 1. We are to make choice of recreations that are of least offense and of best report. Rule 2. Our recreations must be profitable to ourselves and others, and they must tend also to the glory of God. Rule 3. The end of our recreation must be to refresh our bodies and minds. Rule 4. Recreation must be moderate and sparing, even as the use of meat and drink and rest.
Zdroj: COMPILED BY I.D.E. THOMAS. The golden treasury of Puritan quotations. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1977. Reprinted 2007. ISBN 08-515-1249-6. S.233 (anglicky).
„Hlavním cílem našeho života je sloužit Bohu ve službě lidem v práci, do které jsme povoláni.“
Originál: (en) The main end of our lives is to serve God in the serving of men in the works of our callings.
RYKEN, Leland. Redeeming the Time a Christian Approach to Work and Leisure. Grand Rapids: Baker Pub. Group, 1995. ISBN 1441206108. S. 106. Dostupné online https://books.google.cz/books?id=gZDvrfIgg9IC&pg;=PA4&dq;=&hl;=cs&source;=gbs_selected_pages&cad;=2#v=onepage&q;&f;=false/ (anglicky).</ref
