What then is holiness? Holiness is nothing but the implanting, writing and living out of the gospel in our souls (Eph 4:24).

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.

See in the meantime that your faith brings forth obedience, and God in due time will cause it to bring forth peace.

Unless men see a beauty and delight in the worship of God, they will not do it willingly.

Mortification is the soul's vigorous opposition to self, wherein sincerity is most evident.

The seed of every sin is in every heart.

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.