All our afflictions, all our temptations are to make heaven more desirable, and earth more loathsome.

I found by daily experience, the more I did, the more I might do for God.

You need not fear the greatness or number of your sins.

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.

Nothing is more generally known than the duties which belong to christianity; and yet, how amazing is it, nothing is less practised?

God, give me a deep humility, a well-guided zeal, a burning love and a single eye, and then let men or devils do their worst!

If an earthly king was to issue out a royal proclamation, on performing or not performing the conditions therein contained, the life or death of his subjects entirely depended, how solicitous would they be to hear what those conditions were? And shall not we pay the same respect to the King of kings and Lord of lords and lend an attentive ear to his ministers, when they are declaring, in his name, how our pardon, peace, and happiness may be secured?