When we are calling to God to turn the eye of His favor towards us He is calling to us to turn the eye of our obedience towards Him.

Holy joy will be oil to the wheels of our obedience.

When I cannot enjoy the faith of assurance, I live by the faith of adherence.

Riches, in the hands of a man that is wise and generous, are good for something, but in the hands of a sordid, sneaking, covetous miser, they are good for nothing.

It is a sin against God not to pray for the Israel of God, especially for those of them that are under our charge. Good men are afraid of the guilt of omissions ( I Samuel 12).

Some people do not like to hear much of repentance; but I think it is so necessary that if I should die in the pulpit, I would desire to die preaching repentance, and if out of the pulpit I would desire to die practicing it.

We should take heed of pride; it is a sin that turned angels into devils.