The life of a Christian should be a meditation how to unloose his affection from inferior things. He will easily die that is dead before in affection.

Whatsoever God takes away from His children, He either replaces it with a much greater favor or else gives strength to bear it.

See here, for our comfort, a sweet agreement of all three persons: the Father giveth a commission to Christ; the Spirit furnisheth and sanctifieth to it; Christ himself executeth the office of a Mediator. Our redemption is founded upon the joint agreement of all three persons of the Trinity.

There are no men more careful of the use of means than those that are surest of a good issue and conclusion, for the one stirs up diligence in the other. Assurance of the end stirs up diligence in the means. For the soul of a believing Christian knows that God has decreed both.

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

If we would make it evident that our conversion is sound, we must loathe and hate sin from the heart.

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