Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly, and strongly incline to prayer; and it no less disposes the heart strongly to desire to have our infinitely glorious.

Every Christian family ought to be as it were a little church.

True salvation always produces an abiding change of nature in a true convert. Therefore, whenever holiness of life does not accompany a confession of conversion, it must be understood that this individual is not a Christian.

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

He that has doctrinal knowledge and speculation only, without affection, never is engaged in the business of religion.

If the case be such indeed, that all mankind are by nature in a state of total ruin, then, doubtless,the great salvation by Christ stands in direct relation to this ruin, as the remedy to the disease.

The seeking of the kingdom of God is the chief business of the Christian life