The readiest way to escape from our sufferings is, to be willing they should endure as long as God pleases.
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.
Passion and prejudice govern the world; only under the name of reason.
I have so much to do that I spend several hours in prayer before I am able to do it.
Nothing short of God can satisfy your soul.
It is no marvel that the devil does not love field preaching! Neither do I; I love a commodious room, a soft cushion, a handsome pulpit. But where is my zeal if I do not trample all these underfoot in order to save one more soul?