"We can expect the happy end of our faith only when we continue in the faith, and are so far grounded and settled in it as not to be moved from it. We must not draw back unto perdition, but believe unto the saving of the soul."
"Many that are strangers to the covenants of promise are yet blessed with outward prosperity for the sake of their godly ancestors."
"Those that go where God sends them shall have him with them wherever they go and they need desire no more to make them easy and prosperous."
"A wicked generation is a generation of vipers, and ought to be told so!"
"A wicked generation is a generation of vipers, and ought to be told so."
"I recon him a Christian indeed who is neither ashamed of the gospel nor a shame to it."
"Saul seeketh for a witch...since he can discern no comfort either from heaven or earth (Isaiah 8:21,22), he regains to knock at the gates of hell."
"The best saints may be tempted to the worst of sins...Christ was tempted to worship Satan."
"It may be a sin to long for death, but I'm sure it is no sin to long for heaven."
"Christ is more among us than we think he is: surely the Lord is in this place, by his Word, his ordinances, his ministers, his Spirit, yea, and his poor, and we knew it not."
"We must not think the worse of good truths for their being preached by bad ministers."
"The woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam; not made out of his head, to top him, nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be loved."
"A preacher of salvation may yet miss it. He may show others the way to heaven and never get there himself."
"We should follow no leader further than he follows Christ."
"Great success in the work of the gospel commonly creates many enemies. The devil opposes those most, and makes them the most trouble, whom most heartily and successfully set themselves to destroy his kingdom."
"There is a measure of sin to be filled up before utter ruin comes upon persons, and families, churches and nations. God will bear long, but the time will come when he can no longer forebear."
"Those that would keep their hearts must guard their eyes, which are both the outlets and inlets of uncleanliness. Hence we read of wanton eyes (Isaiah 3:16), and eyes full of adultery (II Peter 2:14)."
"When the measure of any man's iniquity is full, and he has sinned to the uttermost, then comes wrath and that to the uttermost."
"Jesus Christ has enemies (who would think it?), enemies even among men...Christ never did anything to make men his enemies; he has done a great deal to make them all his friends, and his father's friends, and yet he has his enemies."
"God looks down on those with an eye of favor who sincerely look up to him with an eye of faith."
"The righteous God will certainly make inqusition for blood, though men cannot or do not. One time or another, in this world or the next, he will both discover concealed murderers, which are hidden from men's eyes, and punish avowed and justified murderers which are too great for man's hands."
"He whose head is in heaven need not fear put his feet into the grave."
"None shall be saved by Christ but those only who work out their own salvation while God is working in them by His truth and His Holy Spirit. We cannot do without God; and God will not do without us."
"The first lesson in Christ's school is self denial"
"The riches we impart are the only wealth we shall always retain."
Those that go gold into the furnace will come out no worse."
