Hans Denck: "”For persons who walk after the flesh all good is impossible. But those should know that they are in falsehood and not truth. In truth the understanding, will, and power of all creatures are God's own and united.[...]"

”For persons who walk after the flesh all good is impossible. But those should know that they are in falsehood and not truth. In truth the understanding, will, and power of all creatures are God's own and united. Whoever desires a special or another understanding, will, or power contrary to God's will, might well suppose he has what, in truth, he does not have and think he lacks what all creation possesses. And, on account of this lies alone, it is true that the Holy Spirit witnesses through his own that something in man, as understanding, will, power, or whatever, is against God. Let whoever understands this take heed that he truly be nothing against God. Indeed, even this illusion, about which has been spoken, is nothing. But the situation of him who thinks thus is no better. For the more he wishes to be something that he is not, the more God is against him, although He truly never was against anything. Thus it transpires that something which is impossible is, nevertheless, truly easy. Further, what was truly impossible (because it is not) is indeed its very [evil] nature and character.” (Vom Gesatz Gottes, 53.30-54.10)

”Menschen, die nach dem flaysch wandlen, ist alles guts unmüglich. Aber solche solten wissen, das sy in der lugen und nit in der warhait seind. In der warhait ist aller creaturen verstand, will und krafft Gottes aygen und ainig. Wer ain besondern oder andern verstand, will oder krafft haben [will] wider Gottes will, der mag wol wenen, er hab, das er doch in der warhait nit hatt, und gedunckt in, er mangle, des alle creatur vol ist. Und allain von diser lugen wegen ists war, das der hailig gayst durch die seinen bezeügt, das ettwas in den menschen als verstand, will, krafft, oder was das ist, wider Got sey. Wer es verstiend, der sehe wol, das er in der warhait nichts wider Gott ist. Ja, eben diser won, davon gesagt ist, ist nichts. Aber im geschihet nit desterbaß, der also wenet. Dann ye mer er ettwas sein will, das er nit ist, ye mer Got wider in ist, der doch in der warhait nie wider etwas war. Dannenher kompts, das ainem etwas unmüglich ist, das doch in der warhait ring ist. Und herwider, was in der warhait unmüglich war (dieweyl es nicht ist), ist es doch sein art und aygenschafft.” (Vom Gesatz Gottes, 53.30-54.10)

Denck: "”If man would but hold still, there would be time and place for the Spirit of the Lamb to bear witness[...]"

”If man would but hold still, there would be time and place for the Spirit of the Lamb to bear witness and declare that this is the singular way to blessedness, namely, losing oneself. For, since God and all his works are the very best, therefore his breaking, which is so contrary to our nature, must necessarily be infinitely better than all that happens in heaven, on, and under the earth. Yes, because blood and flesh are so contrary to God that our activity is before God a passivity, our making before God a breaking, our something before God nothing, therefore, we should at all events hear what the Spirit in us says: God's breaking, as it appears to us, is the best making, and God's Nothing (which we cannot comprehend) would be the highest and noblest Something.” (Whether … 33.15-24)

”Wenn da der mensch still hielt, da were es zeyt und statt, das im der gaist des lambs zeugknuß gebe und sagete, das diß der ainig weg were zur seligkait, nemlich sich selb verlieren. Dann dieweyl Gott und all sein thun das allerbeste ist, so muss von nötten sein brechen, das unnserer natur also widerzem ist, unendtlich besser sein, dann alles machten im hymel, auf und under erden. Ja, dieweyl blut und flaisch Gott also widerspennig ist, also, das unnser thun vor Gott ain lassen, unnser machen vor Gott ain brechen, unnser etwas vor Gott nichts ist, so solten wir ye hören, das der gaist in unns saget: Das Gottes brechen, wie es unns ansihet, das beste machen ist, und das Nichts Gottes (welchs unns nicht gedunckt) das höhist und edlest Etwas were.” (Whether … 33.15-24)