The lazy Christian has his mouth full of complaints, when the active Christian has his heart full of comforts.

Prayer crowns God with the honor and glory due to His name, and God crowns prayer with assurance and comfort. The most praying souls are the most assured souls.

Sin is hell, grace is heaven; what madness it is to look more at hell than heaven.

Till men have faith in Christ, their best services are but glorious sins.

Look, as a painted man is no man, and as painted fire is no fire, so a cold prayer is no prayer.

Cold prayers shall never have any warm answers. God will suit His returns to our requests. Lifeless, services shall have lifeless answers. When men are dull, God will be dumb.

God hears no more than the heart speaks; and if the heart be dumb, God will certainly be deaf.