The subject then of these chapters may be stated thus, - man's only righteousness is through the mercy of God in Christ, which being offered by the Gospel is apprehended by faith.

Unless men establish their complete happiness in God, they will never give themselves truly and sincerely to him.

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

Tears that are shed in time of affliction are rarely tears of penitence, but more likely they are shed out of self pity and pain or sorrow.

Integrity is the best of all protectors...we cannot be more secure than when fortified by a good conscience.

Let us fall before the majesty of our great God, acknowledging our faults, and praying that he will make us ever more conscious of them.

We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.