Since, O sweet Lord Jesus, Thou art the present portion of Thy people, favour us this year with such a sense of Thy preciousness, that from its first to its last day we may be glad and rejoice in Thee. Let January open with joy in the Lord, and December close with gladness in Jesus.

An unkind heart is the worst. It is a plague to its possessor, and a torment to those around him.

Do not fret over your heavy troubles, for they are the heralds of weighty mercies.

The reputations of the Lord's people should be very precious in our sight...We may ourselves one of these dark days need forbearance and silence from our brethren, let us render it cheerfully to those who require it now. Be this our family rule, and our personal bond: Speak evil of no man.

As long as a man is alive and out of hell, he cannot have any cause to complain.

We are not called to proclaim philosophy and metaphysics, but the simple gospel.

Don't just throw the seed at the people! Grind it into flour, bake it into bread, and slice it for them. And it wouldn't hurt to put a little honey on it