Prayer is an ordinance of God, that must continue with a soul so long as it is on this side glory.

Man indeed is the most noble, by creation, of all the creatures in the visible World; but by sin he has made himself the most ignoble.

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

I will stay in jail to the end of my days before I make a butchery of my conscience.

Sincerity carries the soul in all simplicity to open its heart to God.

Humility is the light of understanding.

Hope has a thick skin and will endure many a blow; it will put on patience as a vestment and will endure all things (if they be of the right kind) for the joy that is set before it. Hence patience is called patience of hope,' because it is hope that makes the soul exercise long-suffering under the cross until the time comes to enjoy the crown!