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!

Those who teach by their doctrine must teach by their life, or else they pull down with one hand what they build up with the other.

Sanctified afflictions are spiritual promotions.

...When we are waiting upon God to bless us, we should stir up ourselves to bless him.

Esther came to a proud imperious man; we come to the God of love and grace.

None are ruined by the justice of God but those that hate to be reformed by the grace of God.

Conscience is that candle of the Lord which was not quite put out.