Religion, in its purity, is not so much a pursuit as a temper; or rather it is a temper, leading to the pursuit of all that is high and holy. Its foundation is faith; its action, works; its temper, holiness; its aim, obedience to God in improvement of self, and benevolence to men.

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

He who does not know Him, knows nothing else as it truly is.

A sinner is not justified before God (coram Deo) apart from the righteousness of Christ apprehended by faith.

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

But yet it is evident that religion consists so much in affection, as that without holy affection there is no true religion; and no light in the understanding is good which does not produce holy affection in the heart: no habit or principle in the heart is good which has no such exercise; and no external fruit is good which does not proceed from such exercises.

You all have by you a large treasure of divine knowledge, in that you have the Bible in your hands; therefore be not contented in possessing but little of this treasure.