Say not that thou hast royal blood in thy veins; say not that thou art born of God if thou canst not prove thy pedigree by daring to be holy!

Let thy hope of heaven master thy fear of death. Why shouldst thou be afraid to die, who hopest to live by dying!

Job's friends chose the right time to visit him, but took not the right course of improving their visit; had they spent the time in praying for him which they did in hot disputes with him, they would have profited him, and pleased God more.

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

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

It is the image of God reflected in you that so enrages hell; it is this at which the demons hurl their mightiest weapons.

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