Humility makes us ready to be blessed by the God of all grace.

It may be very well to do this and that for good fellowship; but it will never do to lose the friendship of God in order to keep on good terms with men.

The anvil is not afraid of the hammer.

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

FAITH untried may be true faith, but it is sure to be little faith, and it is likely to remain dwarfish so long as it is without trials.

If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem be against us, we do not believe Him at all.

I would not choose to go where I would be afraid to die, nor could I bear to live without a good hope for hereafter.