A gracious soul may look through the darkest cloud and see God smiling on him.
Better to bear than to swear, and to die than to lie.
The first step toward heaven, is to see ourselves near hell.
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].
Solomon got more hurt by his wealth, than he got good by his wisdom.
Every man obeys Christ as he prizes Christ, and no otherwise.