Christ is the Master; the Scriptures are only the servant. The true way to test all the Books is to see whether they work the will of Christ or not. No Book which does not preach Christ can be apostolic, though Peter or Paul were its author. And no Book which does preach Christ can fail to be apostolic, although Judas, Ananias, Pilate, or Herod were its author.

God works by contraries so that a man feels himself to be lost in the very moment when he is on the point of being saved.

A man cannot do good before he is made good.

Singing has nothing to do with the affairs of this world: it is not for the law. Singers are merry, and free from sorrows and cares.

Christians fight best on their knees. Whatever good may be done is done and brought about by prayer.

The law of God cannot be fulfilled by external obedience.

Undoubtedly they do more and viler things than those which we know and discover