Faith laughs at the shaking of the spear; unbelief trembles at the shaking of a leaf.

Time can take nothing from the BIBLE. It is the living monitor. Like the sun, it is the same in its light and influence to man this day which it was years ago. It can meet every present inquiry and console every present loss

The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.

The Old and New Testaments contain but one scheme of religion. Neither part of this scheme can be understood without the other.

It is much easier to settle a point than to act on it.

Duties are ours; events are God's. This removes an infinite burden from the shoulders of a miserable, tempted, dying creature. On this consideration only, can he securely lay down his head, and close his eyes.

All extremes are error. The reverse of error is not truth, but error still. Truth lies between extremes.