The law, instead of cleansing the heart from sin, doth revive it, put strength into, and increase it in the soul, even as it doth discover and forbid it, for it doth not give power to subdue.

Old truths are always new to us, if they come with the smell of heaven upon them.

I will stay in prison till the moss grows on my eye lids rather than disobey God.

There is no way to kill a man's righteousness but by his own consent.

The man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world.

He that forgets his friend is ungrateful to him; but he that forgets his Saviour is unmerciful to himself.

I would say to my soul, O my soul, this is not the place of despair; this is not the time to despair in. As long as mine eyes can find a promise in the Bible, as long as there is a moment left me of breath or life in this world, so long will I wait or look for mercy, so long will I fight against unbelief and despair.