As the eye of the body once put out, can never be restored by the creature's art, so neither can the spiritual eye lost by Adam's sin be restored by the teaching of men or angels. It is one of the diseases which Christ came to cure.

Sometimes, perhaps, thou hearest another pray with much freedom and fluency, whilst thou canst hardly get out a few broken words. Hence thou art ready to accuse thyself and admire him, as if the gilding of the key made it open the door the better.

It is no policy to let thy lusts have arms, which are sure to rise and declare against thee when thine enemy comes.

God's wounds cure, sin's kisses kill.

Of all creatures in this visible world, light is the most glorious; of all light, the light of the sun without compare excels the rest.

If thou beest ever so exact in thy morals, and not a worshiper of God, then thou art an atheist.

The Christian is bred by the Word, and he must be fed by it.