men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success

For, since the fall of Adam had brought disgrace upon all his posterity, God restores those, whom He separates as His own, so that their condition may be better than that of all other nations. At the same time it must be remarked, that this grace of renewal is effaced in many who have afterwards profaned it

Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God's saving grace in Christ Jesus.

There is nothing in afflictions which ought to disturb our joy.

While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.

A soul, therefore, when deprived of the Word of God, is given up unarmed to the devil for destruction

No one will calmly and quietly submit to bear the cross except those who have learned to seek their happiness beyond this world.