I believe that He was made man, joining the human nature with the divine in one person; being conceived by the singular operation of the Holy Ghost, and born of the blessed Virgin Mary, who, as well after as before she brought Him forth, continued a pure and unspotted virgin.

[Christ] does not give [men] light but from moment to moment; the instant He withdraws, all is darkness.... God does not give them a stock of holiness.

Orthodoxy, or right opinion, is, at best, a very slender part of religion. Though right tempers cannot subsist without right opinions, yet right opinions may subsist without right tempers. There may be a right opinion of God without either love or one right temper toward Him. Satan is a proof of this.

By justification we are saved from the guilt of sin…by sanctification we are saved from the power and root of sin

It cannot be that the people should grow in grace unless they give themselves to reading. A reading people will always be a knowing people.

Preach faith till you have it; and then, because you have it, you will preach faith.

Catch on fire and people will come for miles to see you burn.