After a storm comes a calm.

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

The prayers and supplications that Christ offered up were, joined with strong cries and tears, herein setting us example not only to pray, but to be fervent and importunate in prayer. How many dry prayers, how few wet ones, do we offer up to God!

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

See what a hidden life the life of a good Christian is, and how much it is concealed from the eye and observation of the world. The most important part of the business lies between God and our own souls, in the frame of our spirits and the working of our hearts, in our actions that no eye sees except the all-seeing God. Justly are the saints called God's hidden ones, and His secret is said to be with them. They have meat to eat and work to do that the world does not know of, as well as joys, griefs, and cares that a stranger does not share.

Though we must never think to learn above our Bible, as long as we are here in this world, yet we must still be getting forward in it.

The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity.