In the godly, holy truths are conveyed by way of a taste; gracious men have a spiritual palate as well as a spiritual eye. Grace alters the spiritual taste.

When we grow careless of keeping our souls, then God recovers our taste of good things again by sharp crosses.

God takes a safe course with His children, that they may not be condemned with the world, He permits the world to condemn them, that they may not love the world, the world hates them.

Measure not God's love and favour by your own feeling. The sun shines as clearly in the darkest day as it does in the brightest. The difference is not in the sun, but in some clouds which hinder the manifestation of the light thereof.

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 curse lies upon those that, when the truth suffers, have not a word to defend it.

Sin is not so sweet in the committing as it is heavy and bitter in the reckoning.