God hath given to man a short time here upon earth, and yet upon this short time eternity depends.

A great fear, when it is ill-managed, is the parent of superstition; but a discreet and well-guided fear produces religion.

Faith converses with the angels, and antedates the hymns of glory.

The Holy Ghost is certainly the best preacher in the world, and the words of Scripture the best sermons.

Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill, will return upon him with a greater violence, and break those bones whose sinews gave it motion.

Too quick a sense of constant infelicity.

Faith gives new light to the soul, but it does not put our eyes out; and what God hathgivenusinournature could never be intended as a snare to Religion, or engage us to believe a lie.