Days of trouble must be days of prayer.

The beauty of holiness is that which the grave, that consumes all other beauty, cannot touch, or do any damage to.

Earth is embittered to us, that heaven may be endeared.

May Christ be our joy, our confidence, our all. May we daily be made more like to Him, and more devoted to His service.

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).

We have a cunning adversary, who watches to do mischief, and will promote errors, even by the words of scripture.

It is common for those that are farthest from God, to boast themselves most of their being near to the Church.