Thus, a godly man wonders at his cross that it is not more, a wicked man wonders his cross is so much.

the disorders of your hearts, and their sinful workings are as words before God.

Now this is a mystery to a carnal heart. They can see no such thing; perhaps they think God loves them when he prospers them and makes them rich, but they think God loves them not when he afflicts them. That is a mystery, but grace instructs men in that mystery, grace enables men to see love in the very frown of God's face, and so come to receive contentment.

the Lord does not so much look at the work that is done, as at the faithfulness of our hearts in doing it.

Faith has this excellency, that it is able to bring life out of death, light out of darkness. It has a kind of creating virtue.

A noble heart is a thankful heart that loves to acknowledge whenever it has received any mercy.

We should study Christ, and praise and bless God, and have our hearts enlarged for Jesus Christ. This is the duty of believers to whom God has revealed Christ as wonderful, that in their conversations they should hold out the wonderful glory of Jesus Christ. You should so walk before men as to manifest to all the world that your Savior is a wonderful Savior