I must confess, as the experience of my own soul, that the expectation of loving my friends in heaven principally kindles my love to them while on earth.

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

Unity in things Necessary, Liberty in things Unnecessary, and Charity in all.

If family religion were duly attended to and properly discharged, I think the preaching of the Word would not be the common instrument of conversion.

Overvalue not therefore the manner of your own worship, and overvilify not other men's of a different mode.

And though it be their sin and vanity that is the cause, it is nevertheless your sin to be the unnecessary occasion: for you must consider that you live among diseased souls. And you must not lay a stumblingblock in their way, nor blow up the fire of their lust, nor make your ornaments their snares; but you must walk among sinful persons, as you would do with a candle among straw or gunpowder; or else you may see the flame which you would not foresee, when it is too late to quench it.

Though selfishness hath defiled the whole man, yet sensual pleasure is the chief part of its interest, and, therefore, by the senses it commonly works; and these are the doors and windows by which iniquity entereth into the soul.