Prayer must carry on our work as much as preaching; he preacheth not heartily to his people that will not pray for them.

If a man that is desperately sick today, did believe he should arise sound the next morning; or a man today, in despicable poverty, had assurance that he should tomorrow arise a prince: would they be afraid to go to bed....?

What we most value, we shall think no pains too great to gain.

I have pain; there is no arguing against sense, but I have peace, I have peace.

'Tis hard preaching a stone into tears, or making a rock to tremble.

Get masters of families to do their duty, and they will not only spare you a great deal of labor, but will much further the success of your labors. You are not like to see any general reformation, till you procure family reformation. Some little religion there may be, here and there; but while it is confined to single persons, and is not promoted in families, it will not prosper, nor promise much future increase.

Hell is paved with infants skulls.