He is a very humble man, that thinks not himself better than some others.

There is no word or action but may be taken with two hands,--either with the right hand of charitable construction, or the sinister interpretation of malice and suspicion; and all things do succeed as they are taken. To construe an evil, action well is but a pleasing and profitable deceit to myself; but to misconstrue a good thing is a treble wrong,--to myself, the action, and the author.

The godly man contrarily is afraid of nothing; not of God, because he knows Him his best friend, and will not hurt him; not of Satan, because he cannot hurt him; not of afflictions, because he knows they come from a loving God, and end in his good; not of the creatures, since "the very stones in the field are in league with Him;" not of himself, since his conscience is at peace.

...Covetousness, looking more at what we would have than at what we have.

Words are as they are taken, and things are as they are used. There are even cursed blessings.

Mark in what order: first, our calling; then, our election; not beginning with our election first. By our calling, arguing our election.

If religion might be judged of according to men's intentions, there would scarcely be any idolatry in the world.