In a troubled state we must do as in foul weather upon a river, not think to cut directly through, for the boat may be filled with water; but rise and fall as the waves do, and give way as much as we conveniently can.

Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his heels.

While you are upon earth, enjoy the good things that are here (to that end were they given), and be not melancholy, and wish yourself in heaven.

Preaching, in the first sense of the word, ceased as soon as ever the gospel was written.

Wit and wisdom differ; wit is upon the sudden turn, wisdom is bringing about ends.

We see the judges look like lions, but we do not see who moves them.

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.