The more he cast away, the more he had.

Therefore if mine enemy hunger, let me feed him; if he thirst, let me give him drink. Now in order to do this, (1) We must see good in that, in which other men can see none. (2) We must pass by those injuries that other men would revenge. (3) We must show we have grace, and that we are made to bear what other men are not acquainted with. (4) Many of our graces are kept alive, by those very things that are the death of other men's souls.... The devil, (they say) is good when he is pleased; but Christ and His saints, when displeased.

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

Without the Spirit man is so infirm that he cannot, with all other means whatsoever, be enabled to think one right saving thought of God, of Christ, or of his blessed things.

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

I could not be satisfied unless some fruits did appear in my work.

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