It would be easy to show that at our present rate of progress the kingdoms of this world never could become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ. Indeed, many in the Church are giving up the idea of it except on the occasion of the advent of Christ, which, as it chimes in with our own idleness, is likely to be a popular doctrine. I myself believe that King Jesus will reign, and the idols be utterly abolished. . . . The Holy Ghost would never suffer the imputation to rest upon His holy name that He was not able to convert the world.

To wash and dress a corpse is a far different thing from making it alive: Man can do the one--God alone can do the other.

Nothing but grace makes a man so humble and, at the same time, so glad.

Faith is reason at rest in God.

It is not great faith, but true faith, that saves; and the salvation lies not in the faith, but in the Christ in whom faith trusts...It is not the measure of faith, but the sincerity of faith, which is the point to be considered.

We hold that man is never so near grace as when he begins to feel he can do nothing at all.

Persecution is the heirloom of the church, and the ensign of the elect.