We speak much of God, can talk of him, his ways, his works, his counsels, all the day long; the truth is, we know very little of him.

No man shall ever behold the glory of Christ by sight hereafter who does not in some measure behold it here by faith.

Satan's greatest success is in making people think they have plenty of time before they die to consider their eternal welfare.

Spiritual wisdom consists in finding out the subtleties, policies, and depths of any indwelling sin... to trace this serpent in all its turnings and windings; be able to say, at its most secret actings, 'This is your old way and course; I know what you aim at.'

A man preacheth that sermon only well unto others which preacheth itself in his own soul. And he that doth not feed on and thrive in the digestion of the food which he provides for others will scarce make it savoury unto them; yea, he knows not but the food he hath provided may be poison, unless he have really tasted of it himself. If the word do not dwell with power in us, it will not pass with power from us.

We must not be concerned only with that which troubles us, but with all that troubles God.

When the Holy Spirit sanctifies believers, he does a complete work in them. He puts into their minds, wills and hearts a gracious, supernatural principle which fills them with a holy desire to live to God. The whole life and being of holiness lies in this. This is the new creation.