I began to read the Holy Scriptures upon my knees, laying aside all other books, and praying over, if possible, every line and word. This proved meat indeed and drink indeed to my soul. I daily received fresh life, light and power from above.

When our Lord says, we must be converted and become as little children, I suppose He means also, that we must be sensible of our weakness, comparatively speaking, as a little child.

To preach more than half an hour, a man should be an angel himself or have angels for hearers.

Take care of your life and the Lord will take care of your death.

Ministers never write or preach so well as when under the cross.

Man is nothing: he hath a free will to go to hell, but none to go to heaven, till God worketh in him to will and to do his good pleasure.

We are immortal until our work on earth is done.