Grace tried is better than grace, and more than grace; it is glory in its infancy

Let your children be as so many flowers, borrowed from God. If the flowers die or wither, thank God for a summer loan of them.

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

You will not get to steal quietly into heaven, into Christ's company, without a conflict and a cross. I find crosses to be Christ's carved work that he marks out for us and that with crosses he portraits us to his own image, cutting away pieces of our ill and corruption. Lord cut - Lord carve - Lord wound - Lord do anything that may perfect thy Father's image in us and make us ready for glory.

He who duly esteemeth Christ, is a noble bidder, and so a noble and liberal buyer.

Our little time of suffering is not worthy of our first night's welcome home to Heaven.

See that you buy the field where the Pearl is; sell all, and make a purchase of salvation. Think it not easy: for it is a steep ascent to eternal glory: many are lying dead by the way, slain with security.