Selfishness is the making a man's self his own centre, the beginning and end of all he doeth.

It is often those who are despised and trampled on that bear up the weight of a whole nation.

There is no broader way to apostasy than to reject God's sovereignty in all things concerning the revelation of himself and our obedience.

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.

Before the work of grace the heart is ‘stony.’ It can do no more than a stone can do to please God.

...but let it suffice us to know that it became God, who is the supreme Ruler, Governor and Judge of all that sin should be punished with death in the sinner or his surety; and therefore if God would bring many sons to glory, the Captain of their salvation must undergo sufferings and death, to make satisfaction for them.

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.'