Every man will have his own criterion in forming his judgment of others. I depend very much on the effect of affliction. I consider how a man comes out of the furnace; gold will lie for a month in the furnace without losing a grain.

The Christian will find his parentheses for prayer even in the busiest hours of life.

Providence is a greater mystery than revelation.

A wise man looks upon men as he does on horses; all their caparisons of title, wealth, and place, he considers but as harness.

Regeneration is God's disposing the heart to Himself; conversion is the actual turning of the heart to God.

The man who labors to please his neighbor for his good to edification has the mind that was in Christ. It is a sinner trying to help a sinner. Even a feeble, but kind and tender man, will effect more than a genius, who is rough and artificial.

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.