I believe there is no liturgy in the world, either in ancient or modern language, which breathes more of a solid, scriptural, rational piety, than the Common Prayer of the Church of England. And though the main of it was compiled considerably more than two hundred years ago, yet is the language of it, not only pure, but strong and elegant in the highest degree.

When you set yourself on fire, people love to come and see you burn.

As to matters of dress, I would recommend one never to be first in the fashion nor the last out of it.

Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry.

Do no harm. Do good. Stay in love with God.

Try all things by the written word, and let all bow down before it. You are in danger of [fanaticism] every hour, if you depart ever so little from Scripture; yea, or from the plain, literal meaning of an text, taken in connection with the context.

I see the necessity of preaching a full and present salvation from all sin.