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 neither is, nor ever was, in the world, nor ever shall be, the least dram of holiness, but what, flowing from Jesus Christ, is communicated by the Spirit, according to the truth and promise of the gospel.

He who prays as he ought will endeavor to live as he prays.

To some men it is hard seeing a call of God through difficulties; when if it would but clothe itself with a few carnal advantages, how apparent it is to them! They can see it through a little cranny.

There is a state of perfect peace with God to be attained under imperfect obedience.

Without absolutes revealed from without by God Himself, we are left rudderless in a sea of conflicting ideas about manners, justice and right and wrong, issuing from a multitude of self-opinionated thinkers.

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