It is good to renew ourselves, from time to time, by closely examining the state of our souls, as if we had never done it before; for nothing tends more to the full assurance of faith, than to keep ourselves by this means in humility, and the exercise of all good works.

The case is this: God offers you one of the greatest mercies on this side of heaven and commands you to accept it. Why do you not accept this mercy in obedience to His command.... God offers you a pardon for all your sins.

Riches naturally beget pride, love of the world, and every temper that is destructive of Christianity.

The longer I live, the larger allowances I make for human infirmities. I exact more from myself and less from others.

In all cases, the Church is to be judged by the Scripture, not the Scripture by the Church.

Anything that cools my love for Christ is the world.

October 6, 1774 I met those of our society who had votes in the ensuing election, and advised them 1. To vote, without fee or reward, for the person they judged most worthy 2. To speak no evil of the person they voted against, and 3. To take care their spirits were not sharpened against those that voted on the other side.