Speak to your people as to men that must be awakened, either here or in hell.

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

To live among such excellent helps as our libraries afford, to have so many silent wise companions whenever we please.

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.

Study hard, for the well is deep, and our brains are shallow.

You little know what you have done, when you have first broke the bounds of modesty; you have set open the door of your fancy to the devil, so that he can, almost at his pleasure ever after, represent the same sinful pleasure to you anew.

Life is short, and we are dull, and eternal things are necessary, and the souls that depend on our teaching are precious.