We have seen that the Son of God created the world for this very end, to communicate Himself in an image of His own excellency. ... When we behold the light and brightness of the sun, the golden edges of an evening cloud, or the beauteous (rain)bow, we behold the adumbrations of His glory and goodness; and in the blue sky, of his mildness and gentleness.

We are dependent on God's power through every step of our redemption.

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

Those who are in a state of salvation are to attribute it to sovereign grace alone, and to give all the praise to Him who maketh them to differ from others.

Christ gives peace to the most sinful and miserable that come to Him. He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds.

Love is no ingredient in a merely speculative faith, but it is the life and soul of a practical faith.

Intend to live in continual mortification, and never to expect or desire any worldly ease or pleasure.