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!

Pray often rather than very long at a time. It is hard to be very long in prayer, and not slacken in our affections.

Oh, it is sad for a poor Christian to stand at the door of the promise, in the dark night of affliction, afraid to draw the latch, whereas he should then come boldly for shelter as a child into his father's house.

Cowards never won heaven. Do not claim that you are begotten of God and you have His royal blood running in your veins unless you can prove your lineage by His heroic spirit: to dare to be holy in spite of men and devils.

He that loves the Word and the purity of its precepts cannot turn traitor.

The soldier is summoned to a life of active duty and so is the Christian.

The longer a soul hath neglected duty, the more ado there is to get it taken up.