And yet on the other hand unless warinesse be us'd, as good almost kill a Man as kill a good Book; who kills a Man kills a reasonable creature, Gods Image, but hee who destroyes a good Booke, kills reason it selfe, kills the Image of God, as it were in the eye.

Virtue, which breaks through opposition and all temptation can remove, most shines, and most is acceptable above.

Be strong, live happy and love, but first of all Him whom to love is to obey, and keep His great command!

God shall be all in all.

This manner of writing wherein knowing myself inferior to myself? I have the use, as I may account it, but of my left hand.

I on the other side Us'd no ambition to commend my deeds; The deeds themselves, though mute, spoke loud the doer.

How sweetly did they float upon the wings Of silence through the empty-vaulted night, At every fall smoothing the raven down Of darkness till it smiled!