He that stands still and suffers his enemies to double blows upon him without resistance, will undoubtedly be conquered in the issue.

There is a state of perfect peace with God to be attained under imperfect obedience.

Only what God has commanded in His word should be regarded as binding; in all else there may be liberty of actions.

Let our hearts admit, “I am poor and weak. Satan is too subtle, too cunning, too powerful; he watches constantly for advantages over my soul. The world presses in upon me with all sorts of pressures, pleas, and pretences. My own corruption is violent, tumultuous, enticing, and entangling. As it conceives sin, it wars within me and against me. Occasions and opportunities for temptation are innumerable. No wonder I do not know how deeply involved I have been with sin. Therefore, on God alone will I rely for my keeping. I will continually look to Him.

To kill sin is the work of living men; where men are dead (as all unbelievers, the best of them, are dead), sin is alive, and will live.

All other ways of mortification are vain, all helps leave us helpless; it must be done by the Spirit.

I do not understand how a man can be a true believer, in whom sin is not the greatest burden, sorrow and trouble.