I make it my rule, to lay hold of light and embrace it, wherever I see it, though held forth by a child or an enemy.

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

One of these grand defects, as I humbly conceive, is this, that children are habituated to learning without understanding.

Trust in God and ye need not fear.

God is the highest good of the reasonable creature. The enjoyment of him is our proper; and is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here. Better than fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or the company of any, or all earthly friends. These are but shadows; but the enjoyment of God is the substance. These are but scattered beams; but God is the sun. These are but streams; but God is the fountain. These are but drops, but God is the ocean.

Every Christian family ought to be as it were a little church, consecrated to Christ, and wholly influenced and governed by his rules. And family education and order are some of the chief means of grace. If these fail, all other means are likely to prove ineffectual. If these are duly maintained, all the means of grace will be likely to prosper and be successful.

Assurance is not to be obtained so much by self-examination as by action