What self-righteous persons take to themselves, is the same work that Christ was engaged in when He was in His agony and bloody sweat, and when He died on the cross, which was the greatest thing that ever the eyes of angels beheld. Christ could accomplish other parts of this work without cost; but this part cost Him His life, as well as innumerable pains and labors. Yet this is the part which self-righteous persons go about to accomplish for themselves.

But it is doubtless true, and evident from [the] Scriptures, that the essence of all true religion lies in holy love; and that in this divine affection, and an habitual disposition to it, and that light which is the foundation of it, and those things which are the fruits of it, consists the whole of religion.

The pleasures of humility are really the most refined, inward, and exquisite delights in the world.

The beauty of the world consists wholly of sweet mutual consents, either within itself or with the supreme being.

The devil can counterfeit all the saving operations and graces of the Spirit of God.

He, whose heart is fixed, trusting in Christ, need not be afraid.

Resolved, to ask myself at the end of every day, week, month and year, wherein I could possibly in any respect have done better.