Every man by nature is a freeman born; by nature no man cometh out of the womb under any civil subjection to king, prince, or judge.

Faith's speculations to the worst and hardest, in point of resolution, are sweet.

Set not your heart upon the world, since God hath not made it your portion.

Think it not hard if you get not your will, nor your delights in this life; God will have you to rejoice in nothing but himself.

Believe God's love and power more than you believe your own feelings and experiences. Your rock is Christ, and it is not the rock that ebbs and flows but the sea.

Desires going before conversion are not such as can calm a storming conscience.

Jesus Christ came into my prison cell last night, and every stone flashed like a ruby.