God is glorified not only by His glory being seen, but by its being rejoiced in.

Resolved, to study the Scriptures so steadily, constantly and frequently, as that I may find, and plainly perceive myself to grow in the knowledge of the same.

Nothing sets a person so much out of the devil's reach as humility.

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

The door of God’s mercy is thrown wide open, and Christ stands in the door and says to sinners ‘Come.’

I frequently hear persons in old age say how they would live, if they were to live their lives over again: Resolved, That I will live just so as I can think I shall wish I had done, supposing I live to old age.

Resolved, when I feel pain, to think of the pains of martyrdom, and of hell.