If we would be sanctified, our course is clear and plain—we must begin with Christ. We must go to him as sinners, with no plea but that of utter need, and cast our souls on him by faith, for peace and reconciliation with God.... If we would grow in holiness and become more sanctified, we must continually go on as we began, and be ever making fresh applications to Christ.

Let us never measure our religion by that of others, and think we are doing enough if we have gone beyond our neighbors.

We must be holy, because this is the only sound evidence that we have a saving faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Another real danger to young men is thoughtlessness and lack of consideration. Lack of thought is one simple reason why thousands of souls are cast away forever. Men will not consider,-will not look forward,-will not look around them,-will not reflect on the end of their present course, and the sure consequences of their present ways,-and awake at last to find they are damned for lack of thinking.

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

The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.

The nearer we live to God while we live, the more ready we will be to dwell forever in His presence when we die.