The first step toward heaven, is to see ourselves near hell.

There is oftentimes a great deal of knowledge where there is but little wisdom to improve that knowledge. It is not the most knowing Christian but the most wise Christian that sees, avoids, and escapes Satan's snares. Knowledge without wisdom is like mettle in a blind horse, which is often an occasion of the rider's fall.

Those years, months, weeks, days, and hours, that are not filled up with God, with Christ, with grace, and with duty, will certainly be filled up with vanity and folly. The neglect of one day, of one duty, of one hour, would undo us, if we had not an Advocate with the Father.

The only way to avoid cannon-shot is to fall down. No such way to be freed from temptation as to keep low.

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

True repentance includes sorrow for sin and contrition of heart. It breaks the heart with sighs and sobs and groans.

He that will play with Satan's bait, will quickly be taken with Satan's hook.