Luther

Thus God acts in all His works. When He wills to bring us to life, He puts us to death; when He wills to make us saintly, He smites our conscience and makes us first sinners; when He wills to raise us up into heaven, He casts us first into hell, as the Scriptures say: ‘The Lord killeth and maketh alive, He bringeth down to hell and bringeth up.’ (1 Sam. ii.6)