Thou hast no life to lose, because thou hast given it already to Christ, nor can man take away that without God's leave.

Thou hast no life to lose, because thou hast given it already to Christ, nor can man take away that without God's leave.

What is Jordan that I should wash in it? What is the preaching that I should attend on it, while I hear nothing but what I knew before? What are these beggarly elements of water, bread, and wine? Are not these the reasonings of a soul that forgets who appoints the means of grace?

Compare not thyself with those that have less than thyself, but look on those that have far exceeded thee.

Set a strong guard about thy outward senses: these are Satan's landing places, especially the eye and the ear.

We must come to good works by faith, and not to faith by good works.

How many, alas, of the precious saints of God must we shut out from being believers, if there is no faith but what amounts to assurance.... shall we say their faith went away in the departure of their assurance?