We are not justified by doing good works, but being justified we then do good.
There must be fired affections before our prayers will go up.
There is nothing destroyed by sanctification but that which would destroy us.
As the wicked are hurt by the best things, so the godly are bettered by the worst.
To forsake Christ for the world, is to leave a treasure for a trifle, eternity for a moment, reality for a shadow
The bending of men's hearts to believe and persevere are the supernatural fruits of God's eternal decree, and not the natural fruits of man's depraved and frail free-will.