Prayer is the breath of the new man, drawing in the air of mercy in petitions, and returning it in praises; it proves and maintains the spiritual life.

. . . when we cannot do the good we would, we must be ready to do the good we can.

None so blind, so deaf, as those that will not hear, that will not see.

The kingdom of heaven was never intended to indulge the ease of triflers, but to the rest of them that labor.

Love is the root; obedience is the fruit.

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.

It is our duty not to not only hold fast, but to hold forth the Word of life; not only to hold fast for our own benefit, but to hold it forth for the benefit of others, to hold it forth as the candlestick holds forth the candle, which makes it appear to advantage all around, or as the luminaries of the heavens, which shed their influences far and wide.