Once more consider, there is nothing, but heaven, worth setting our hearts upon.

Preach to yourselves the sermons which you study, before you preach them to others.

I did nothing that I might not have done better.

The heart is naturally hard, and grows harder by custom in sin, especially by long abuse of mercy, neglect of the means of grace, and resisteing the spirit of grace.

If life be long, I will be glad, Tthat I may long obey; If short, yet why should I be sad, To soar to endless day?

Do not waste your time on light, weak, milk­toast ministries and books

Spend your time in nothing which you know must be repented of; in nothing on which you might not pray for the blessing of God; in nothing which you could not review with a quiet conscience on your dying bed; in nothing which you might not safely and properly be found doing if death should surprise you in the act.