Sin is no little thing. It girded the Redeemer’s head with thorns, and pierced his heart . . . Look upon all sin as that which crucified the Saviour, and you will see it to be ‘exceeding sinful’.

Let no knowledge satisfy but that which lifts above the world, which weans from the world, which makes the world a footstool.

Not for yourself, O church, do you exist, any more than Christ existed for himself.

It is not well to make great changes in old age.

A religion that cannot stand a little laughter must be a very rotten one.

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

Settle this in your heart: Whether I am up or down, the Lord Jesus is the same. Whether I sing or sigh, the promise is true and the Promiser is faithful. Whether I stand on the summit or am hidden in the vale the covenant stands fast and everlasting love abides.