Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time.

Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.

To will is human, to will the bad is of fallen nature, but to will the good is of Grace.

Satan, who is a wonderful contriver of delusions, is constantly laying snares to entrap ignorant and heedless people.

Faith and patience are exceptional virtues in those that suffer. Patience is the fruit and evidence of faith.

We unjustly defraud God of his right, unless each of us lives and dies in dependence on His sovereign pleasure.

Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves.