An idle man’s brain is the devil’s workshop.
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.
Sincerity carries the soul in all simplicity to open its heart to God.
Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled with God.
Though it be said that faith cometh by hearing, yet it is the Spirit that worketh faith in the heart through hearing, or else they are not profited by hearing.
Christ is the desire of nations, the joy of angels, the delight of the Father. What solace then must that soul be filled with, that has the possession of Him to all eternity!
Temptations, when we meet them at first, are as the lion that reared upon Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them.
Then I saw that there was a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven.
It is profitable for Christians to be often calling to mind the very beginnings of grace with their souls.
The man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world.
As your faith is, such your hope will be. Hope is never ill when faith is well, nor strong if faith be weak.
A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.
I have given Him my faith, and sworn my allegiance to Him; how, then, can I go back from this, and not be hanged as a traitor?
He that forgets his friend is ungrateful to him; but he that forgets his Saviour is unmerciful to himself.