There is a sweet joy that comes to us through sorrow.
A church is a soul-saving company or it is nothing.
The tears of affliction are often needed to keep the eye of faith bright.
There is no university for a Christian, like that of sorrow and trial
It is far easier to fight with sin in public than to pray against it in private.
If I had my choice of all the blessings I can conceive of I would choose perfect conformity to the Lord Jesus, or, in one word, holiness.