I go out to preach with two propositions in mind. First, every person ought to give his life to Christ. Second, whether or not anyone else gives him his life, I will give him mine.

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

true weanedness from the world don't consist in being beat off from the world by the affliction of it, but a being drawn off by the sight of something better.

There is, therefore, no difficulty in answering such questions as these. What cause was there why the Universe was placed in such a part of Space? and, Why was the Universe created at such a Time? for, if there be no Space beyond the Universe, it was impossible that it should be created in another place; and if there was no Time before, it was impossible it should be created at another time.

The happiness of the creature consists in rejoicing in God, by which also God is magnified and exalted.

Christ is the true light of the world; it is through him alone that true wisdom is imparted to the mind.

From love arises hatred of those things which are contrary to what we love, or which oppose and thwart us in those things that we delight in.