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

There is no true gospel fruit without faith and repentance.

That wisdom which cannot teach me that God is love, shall ever pass for folly.

The purpose of our holy and righteous God was to save his church, but their sin could not go unpunished. It was, therefore, necessary that the punishment for that sin be transferred from those who deserved it but could not bear it, to one who did not deserve it but was able to bear it.

Then are we servants of God, then are we the disciples of Christ, when we do what is commanded us and because it is commanded us.

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

Believers obey Christ as the one whom our obedience is accepted by God. Believers know all their duties are weak, imperfect, and unable to abide in God's presence. Therefore they look to Christ as the one who bears the iniquity of their holy things, who adds incense to their prayers, gathers out all the weeds from their duties and makes them acceptable to God.