It being our duty to mortify... we must be at work. He that is appointed to kill an enemy, if he leave striking before the other ceases living, does but half his work.

Christ so loves his people that he sings with joy over them.

If our principal treasure be as we profess, in things spiritual and heavenly, and woe unto us if it be not so! on them will our affections, and consequently our desires and thoughts, be principally fixed.

The least grace is a better security for heaven than the greatest gifts or privileges whatsoever.

He, then, that would really, thoroughly, and acceptably mortify any disquieting lust, let him take care to be equally diligent in all parts of obedience, and know that every lust, every omission of duty, is burdensome to God, though but one is so to him.

There is not a day but sin foils or is foiled, prevails or is prevailed on; and it will be so whilst we live in this world.

The good Lord send out a spirit of mortification to cure our distempers, or we are in a sad condition!