As in nature, as in art, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls, as well as stones, their luster.

A rigorous doctrine of imputation is not only limiting but ends up doing a disservice to the nature of grace and justification. It makes the transactions of the gospel basically juridical. In the Roman view, justification and sanctification are a seamless fabric. It is more than a question of God simply seeing us through a legal scrim of Christ's righteousness. Righteousness actually begins to transform us.

There is not an equal treatment in comparison to art and literacy. We need more flexibility in our funding.

All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God.

It seems she is receiving very favorable financial treatment for what she is now saying.

Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.