The law is for the self-righteous, to humble their pride: the gospel is for the lost, to remove their despair

It is better to preach five words of God’s Word than five million words of man’s wisdom.

The petitions of Moses discomfited the enemy more than the fighting of Joshua. Yet both were needed. No, in the soul's conflict, force and fervor, decision and devotion, valour and vehemence, must join their forces, and all will be well.

We have all heard the story of the man who preached so well and lived so badly, that when he was in the pulpit everybody said he ought never to come out again, and when he was out of it they all declared he never ought to enter it again.

The resurrection is a fact better attested than any event recorded in any history, whether ancient or modern.

Trust in the person's promise who dares to refuse what they fear they cannot perform.

To believe a thing is to see the cool crystal water sparkling in the cup. But to meditate on it is to drink of it. Reading gathers the clusters; contemplation squeezes forth their generous juice.