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.

The devils never had a Savior offered to them, but you have; and do you yet make light of Him?

Naturally, men are prone to spin themselves a web of opinions out of their own brain, and to have a religion that may be called their own. They are far readier to make themselves a faith, than to receive that which God hath formed to their hands; are far readier to receive a doctrine that tends to their carnal commodity, or honor, or delight, than one that tends to self-denial.

Paganism attributes the creation of the world to blind chance.

Is it but right that our hearts should be on God, when the heart of God is so much on us.

You will cast away your cards and dice when you find the sweetness of youthful learning.

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.