Christ has no velvet crosses.

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

Keep God's covenant in your trials; hold you by His blessed word, and sin not; flee anger, wrath, grudging, envying, fretting; forgive a hundred pence to your fellow-servant, because your Lord hath forgiven you ten thousand talents: for, I assure you by the Lord, your adversaries shall get no advantage against you, except you sin, and offend your Lord, in your sufferings.

Let us be faithful and care for our own part, which is to do and suffer for Him, and lay Christ's part on Himself, and leave it there; duties are ours, events are the Lord's.

I seldom made an errand to God for another but I got something for myself.

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

My dear friend, venture to take the wind on your face for Christ.