The love of a wife to her husband may begin from the supply of her necessities, but afterwards she may also love his person: so the soul first loves Christ for salvation, but when it is brought to him, and finds what sweetness there is in him, then the soul loves him for himself, and esteems his person, as well as rejoices in his benefits.

Times are bad, God is good.

This is a life of faith, for God will try the truth of our faith, so that the world may see that God has such servants as will depend upon His bare word.

It is good to divert our sorrow for other things to the root of all, which is sin. Let our grief run most in that channel, that as sin bred grief, so grief may consume sin.

What coward would not fight when he is sure of victory?

When we go to God by prayer, the devil knows we go to fetch strength against him, and therefore he opposes us all he can.

A man knows no more in religion than he loves and embraceth with the affections of his soul.