When God's hand is on thy back, let thy hand be on thy mouth, for though the affliction be sharp it shall be but short.

Little sins carry with them but little temptations to sin, and then a man shews most viciousness and unkindness, when he sins on a little temptation. It is devilish to sin without a temptation; it is little less than devilish to sin on a little occasion. The less the temptation is to sin, the greater is that sin.

Solomon got more hurt by his wealth, than he got good by his wisdom.

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.

There is no such way to attain to greater measures of grace, as for a man to live up to that little grace he has.

A well-grounded assurance is always attended with three fair handmaids: love, humility and holy joy.

He who stands upon his own strength will never stand.