If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world: at least, we should be better enabled to bear them.

There is no true gospel fruit without faith and repentance.

Ignorance of God and of ourselves is the great principle and cause of all our disquietments; and, this ariseth mostly not from want of light and instruction, but for want of consideration and application.

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

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

On Christ’s glory I would fix all my thoughts and desires, and the more I see of the glory of Christ, the more the painted beauties of this world will wither in my eyes and I will be more and more crucified to this world. It will become to me like something dead and putrid, impossible for me to enjoy.

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.