Happy are they, who in the matter of marriage observe three rules. The first is to marry only in the Lord, and after prayer for God’s approval and blessing. The second is not to expect too much from their partners, and to remember that marriage is, after all, the union of two sinners, and not of two angels. The third rule is to strive first and foremost for one another’s sanctification. The more holy married people are, the happier they are.

People are backsliders on their knees long before they backslide openly in the eyes of the world.

We corrupt the Word of God most dangerously, when we throw any doubt on the plenary inspiration of any part of Holy Scripture.

According to the men of the world, few are going to hell; According to the Bible, few are going to heaven.

The best of men are men at best

But if there is one thing clearly and plainly laid down about election, it is this: that elect men and women may be known and distinguished by holy lives.

If I never spoke of hell, I should think I had kept back something that was profitable, and should look on myself as an accomplice of the devil.