Ah, did we but rightly understand what the demerit of sin is, we would rather admire the bounty of God than complain of the straithandedness of Providence. And if we did but consider that there lies upon God no obligation of justice or gratitud to reward any of our duties, it would cure our murmurs (Gen. 32:10).

Scripture knows no other way to glory, but Christ put on and applied by faith.

The law sends us to Christ to be justified, and Christ sends us to the law to be regulated.

Tell me, you vain professor, when did you shed a tear for the deadness, hardness, unbelief, or earthliness of your heart? Do you think that such an easy religion can save you? If so, we may invert Christ's words and say, 'Wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to life, and may there be that go in there.'

God's unspotted faithfulness never failed any soul that durst trust himself in its arms.

Brethren, it is easier to declaim against a thousand sins of others, than to mortify one sin in ourselves.

A hot iron, though blunt, will pierce sooner than a cold one, though sharper.