The most tremendous judgment of God in this world is the hardening of the hearts of men.

Indwelling sin always abides whilst we are in this world; therefore it is always to be mortified.

When sin lets us alone we may let sin alone; but as sin is never less quiet than when it seems to be most quiet, and its waters are for the most part deep when they are still, so ought our contrivances against it to be vigorous at all times and in all conditions, even where there is least suspicion.

If a man teach uprightly and walk crookedly, more will fall down in the night of his life than he built in the day of his doctrine.

All that may be known of God for our salvation, especially his wisdom, love, goodness, grace and mercy on which the life of our souls depends, are represented to us in all their splendour in and through Christ. No wonder then that Christ is glorious in the eyes of believers!

Though we are commanded to 'wash ourselves', to 'cleanse ourselves from sins', to 'purge ourselves from all our iniquities', yet to imagine that we can do these things by our own efforts is to trample on the cross and grace of Jesus Christ. Whatever God works in us by his grace, he commands us to do as our duty. God works all in us and by us.

Satan's greatest success is in making people think they have plenty of time before they die to consider their eternal welfare.