Are there not millions of us who would rather go sleeping to hell; than sweating to heaven?

God's decree is the very pillar and basis on which the saint's perseverance depends. That decree ties the knot of adoption so fast, that neither sin, death, nor hell, can break it asunder.

If joining IBM was commitment, not employment, and the company engaged in something more than business, it had a right to demand of its men unconditional loyalty, Watson believed.

Knowledge is the eye which must direct the foot of obedience.

The Ediles among the Romans had their doors always standing open, that all who had petitions might have free access to them. The door of heaven is always open for the prayers of God's people.

What if we have more of the rough file, if we have less rust! Afflictions carry away nothing but the dross of sin.

The godly have some good in them, therefore the devil afflicts them; and some evil in them, therefore God afflicts them.