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.

Whoever hath a seed time of grace pass over his soul, shall have his harvest time also of joy.

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.

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

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.

We live by faith, and faith lives by exercise.

And while God had work for Paul, he found him friends both in court and prison. Let persecutors send saints to prison, God can provide a keeper for their turn.