As the world is weary of me so am I of it.

As touching nature I am a worm of this earth, and yet a subject of this commonwealth; but as touching the office wherein it has pleased God to place me, I am a watchman... For that reason I am bound in conscience to blow the trumpet publicly.

study to practice in life that which the Lord commands, and then be you assured that you shall never hear nor read the same without fruit.

I cannot praise the common superfluity which women now use in their apparel.

Neither can oath nor promise bind any such people to obey and maintain tyrants against God and against his truth known.

How good we are as preachers depends - not altogether, but (make no mistake!) primarily - on how good we are as men.

I will keep the ground that God has given me and perhaps in his grace, he will ignite me again. But ignite me or not, in his grace, in his power, I will hold the ground.