Temptation gains power by persistent solicitations that beget thoughts that make evil less serious

There is no true gospel fruit without faith and repentance.

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.

It is truth alone that capacitates any soul to glorify God.

He that hath slight thoughts of sin, never had great thoughts of God.

The growth of trees and plants takes place so slowly that it is not easily seen. Daily we notice little change. But, in course of time, we see that a great change has taken place. So it is with grace. Sanctification is a progressive, lifelong work (Prov 4:18). It is an amazing work of God's grace and it is a work to be prayed for (Rom 8:27).

In the divine Scriptures, there are shallows and there are deeps; shallows where the lamb may wade, and deeps where the elephant may swim.