“The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.”

He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.

Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.

Christ is God clothed with human nature.

Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.

Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.

Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.

Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.

Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.

The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.

Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.

Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.

Conscience without judgment is superstition.

No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.

Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.

A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.

Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.

Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.

The grace of capitalism is to make wants feel like hopes, so that material objects and stuff can feel like the possibility of something heroic and civic.

It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.

Great sins do draw out great grace; and where guilt is most terrible and fierce, there the mercy of God in Christ, when showed to the soul, appears most high and mighty.

All the ups and downs are grace in different wrappings, sent to refine consciousness. Say thanks to them all.

Great grace and small gifts are better than great gifts and no grace.

It is profitable for Christians to be often calling to mind the very beginnings of grace with their souls.

Though there is not always grace where there is the fear of hell, yet, to be sure, there is no grace where there is no fear of God.