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Men are what they see and judge; though some do not fill up their light, yet none go beyond it.

Humility is a necessary veil to all other graces.

Compare Scripture with Scripture. False doctrines, like false witnesses, agree not among themselves.

The grace thou hast will soon be less, if thou addest not more to it.

Compare not thyself with those that have less than thyself, but look on those that have far exceeded thee.

The devil had as good have let Paul alone, for he no sooner comes into prison but he falls a preaching, at which the gates of Satan's prison fly open, and poor sinners come forth.

God hath made it a debt which one saint owes to another to carry their names to a throne of grace.

We have peace with God as soon as we believe, but not always with ourselves. The pardon may be past the prince's hand and seal, and yet not put into the prisoner's hand.

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.

Christ bears with the saints' imperfections; well may the saints one with another.

Let your hope of heaven master your fear of death.

It is not only our duty to pray for others, but also to desire the prayers of others for ourselves.

Never was a faithful prayer lost. Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but then they return with their richer lading at last, so that the praying soul is a gainer by waiting for an answer.

Mercy should make us ashamed, wrath afraid to sin.

Great comforts do, indeed, bear witness to the truth of thy grace, but not to the degree of it; the weak child is oftener in the lap than the strong one.

The sins of teachers are the teachers of sin.

Humble souls are fearful of their own strength.

The Christian must trust in a withdrawing God.

Godliness, as well as the doctrine of our faith, is a mystery.

The soldier is summoned to a life of active duty and so is the Christian.