Humility is the light of understanding.

If you do not put a difference between justification wrought by the Man Christ without, and sanctification wrought by the Spirit of Christ within, you are not able to divide the word aright; but contrariwise, you corrupt the word of God.

Though the world disregard the society of God's children now, yet there is a time coming in which they would be glad to have the least company with them.

Now, Mr. Great-heart was a strong man, so he was not afraid of a lion.

Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear Can others teach their course to steer, Yet run himself life's mad career Wild as the wave?

He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.

If that a pearl may in a toad's head dwell, And may be found too in an oyster shell.