Afflictions make the heart more deep, more experimental, more knowing and profound, and so, more able to hold, to contain, and beat more.

Men, even the elect, have too many infirmities to come to Christ without help from heaven; inviting will not do.

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

Talkative represents the man or woman who delights in talking about divine things but has only theoretical knowledge of such things. No actual personal heart experience correlates to the matters they love to discuss so eloquently. They are often highly esteemed by others, but those closest to them would quickly betray a life out-of-sync with their words. The mask fashioned by fluency with all subjects divine hides their real life.

If you release me today, I'll preach tomorrow.

He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.

Humility is the light of understanding.