An ill life will effectually drown the voice of the most eloquent ministry.

Suffering saints are living seed.

Sickness has frequently been of more use to the saints of God than health has.

A Christian man should so shine in his life, that a person could not live with him a week without knowing the gospel.

I am certain that I never did grow in grace one-half so much anywhere as I have upon the bed of pain.

Satan can make men dance upon the brink of hell as though they were on the verge of heaven.

The existence of hypocrites does not prove the non-existence of true believers.