There can be but one will the master in our salvation, but that shall never be the will of man, but of God; therefore man must be saved by grace.
Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.
To run and work the law commands, but gives us neither feet nor hands. But better news the gospel brings, it bids us fly and gives us wings.
Words easy to be understood do often hit the mark, when high and learned ones do only pierce the air.
Without the Spirit man is so infirm that he cannot, with all other means whatsoever, be enabled to think one right saving thought of God, of Christ, or of his blessed things.
For to speak the truth, there are but few that care thus to spend their time, but choose rather to be speaking of things to no profit.
God, as I may say, is forced to break men’s hearts, before he can make them willing to cry to him, or be willing that he should have any concerns with them; the rest shut their eyes, stop their ears, withdraw their hearts, or say unto God, Be gone.
There is enough sin in my best prayer to send the whole world to Hell.
The Author’s Way of sending forth his Second Part of the Pilgrim. Some things are of that nature as to make One’s fancy chuckle, while his heart doth ache.
He that lives in sin and looks for happiness hereafter is likehimthat soweth cockleand thinkstofill hisbarnwith wheat or barley.
The greatness of God, of the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is that, if rightly considered, which will support the spirits of those of his people that are frighted with the greatness of their adversaries.
An idle man’s brain is the devil’s workshop.
I will stay in prison till the moss grows on my eye lids rather than disobey God.
The man who does not know the nature of the Law, cannot know the nature of sin.
At the day of Doom men shall be judged according to their fruits. It will not be said then, did you believe? But, were you doers or talkers only?
To seek yourself in this world is to be lost; and to be humble is to be exalted.
I preach deliverance to others, I tell them there is freedom, while I hear my own chains clang.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
Wherefore, though the Christian, as a Christian, is the only man at liberty, as called thereunto of God; yet his liberty is limited to things that are good: he is not licensed thereby to indulge the flesh.
Men, even the elect, have too many infirmities to come to Christ without help from heaven; inviting will not do.