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.

Unbelief starves the soul; faith finds food in famine.

Every man is an original and solitary character. None can either understand or feel the book of his own life like himself.

The religion of a sinner stands on two pillars; namely, what Christ did for us in the flesh, and what he performs in us by his Spirit. Most errors arise from an attempt to separate these two.

Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes.

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

The nurse of infidelity is sensuality.