‎"A humble and prayerful person will find a thousand things in the Bible, which the proud student will utterly fail to discern." ~ J.C. Ryle

There are few professing Christians, it may be feared, who strive to imitate Christ in the matter of private devotion. There is abundance of hearing, reading, talking, professing, visiting, contributing to the poor and teaching at schools. But is there, together with all this, a due proportion of private prayer? Are believing men and women sufficiently careful to be frequently alone with God?

Let it never surprise true Christians if they are slandered and misrepresented in this world. They must not expect to fare better than their Lord.

O Christian, look up and take comfort. Jesus has prepared a place for you, and those who follow Him shall never perish, neither shall anyone pluck them out of His hands.

However corrupt our hearts, and however wicked our past lives, there is hope for us in the Gospel.

We should no more tolerate false doctrine that we would tolerate sin.

Before Christ comes it is useless to expect to see a perfect Church.