Faith upholds a Christian under all trials, by assuring him that every painful dispensation is under the direction of his Lord.

What will it profit a man if he gains his cause and silences his adversary if at the same time he loses that humble, tender frame of spirit in which the Lord delights, and to which the promise of his presence is made?

Many are convinced, who are not truly enlightened; are afraid of the consequences of sin, though they never saw its evil; have a seeming desire of salvation, which is not founded upon a truly spiritual discovery of their own wretchedness, and the excellency of Jesus.

May we sit at the foot of the cross; and there learn what sin has done, what justice has done, what love has done.

God works powerfully, but for the most part gently and gradually.

Amazing grace! how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now am found, Was blind but now i see.

If it were possible for me to alter any part of his plan, I could only spoil it.