Sin in a wicked man is like poison in a serpent; it is in its natural place.

That sorrow for sin that keeps the soul from looking towards the mercy seat is a sinful sorrow.

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's hearing of our prayers doth not depend upon sanctification, but upon Christ's intercession; not upon what we are in ourselves, but what' we are in the Lord Jesus; both our persons and our prayers are acceptable in the beloved [Eph 1.6].

Deliver me, O Lord, from that evil man, myself.

Humility can weep over other men's weaknesses, and joy and rejoice over their graces.

We trust as we love, and where we love. If we love Christ much, surely we shall trust him much.