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.

He that is more frequent in his pulpit to his people than he is in his closet for his people, is but a sorry watchman.

The purpose of our holy and righteous God was to save his church, but their sin could not go unpunished. It was, therefore, necessary that the punishment for that sin be transferred from those who deserved it but could not bear it, to one who did not deserve it but was able to bear it.

If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world: at least, we should be better enabled to bear them.

Fill your affections with the cross of Christ that there may be no room for sin.

Temptation gains power where we see it prevail in others we know and we express neither shock or hatred of them and their ways nor pity and prayer for their deliverance.

Meditate on the Word in the Word.