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.

The Christian must trust in a withdrawing God.

Of all creatures in this visible world, light is the most glorious; of all light, the light of the sun without compare excels the rest.

In heaven we shall appear, not in armour, but in robes of glory. But here these are to be worn night and day; we must walk, work, and sleep in them, or else we are not true soldiers of Christ.

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.

Humility is a necessary veil to all other graces.

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.

Mercy should make us ashamed, wrath afraid to sin.

All the plots of hell and commotions on earth have not so much as shaken God's hand to spoil one letter or line he has been drawing.

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

Humble souls are fearful of their own strength.

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.

God's wounds cure, sin's kisses kill.

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

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

Let your hope of heaven master your fear of death.

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.

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

The sins of teachers are the teachers of sin.

Justifying faith is not a naked assent to the truths of the gospel.

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

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

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.

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

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

Let thy hope of heaven master thy fear of death.

The chains of love are stronger than the chains of fear.

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.

He that is impatient, and cannot wait on God for a mercy, will not easily submit to Him in a denial.

We fear men so much, because we fear God so little.

Songwriting is my gift from God.

This is God's work. Therefore it must be triumphant. There is no place for misgiving or despondency.

Many are needed to plant and water what has been planted now that the faith has spread so far and there are so many people... No matter who plants or waters, God gives no harvest unless what is planted is the faith of Peter and unless he agrees to his teachings.

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

I frankly don't care if you agree with my stand on abortion. I take that stand because no other stand is consistent with decent principles, and no other standard is consistent with the will of God.

The robe of flesh wears thin, and with the years God shines through all things.

The good poet sticks to his real loves, those within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race.

Humanity is the sin of God.

Fight the good fight of faith, and God will give you spiritual mercies.

We are all gifted, but we have to discover the gift, uncover the gift, nurture and develop the gift and use it for the Glory of God and for the liberation struggle of our people.

This subsistence, or manner of being of God is his one essence so far as it has personal properties.

When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.

Two days after moving we recommended ourselves to God, Our Lord, and fled, hoping that, although it was late in the season and the fruits of the tunas were giving out, by remaining in the field we might still get over a good portion of the land.

When I see children, I see the face of God. That's why I love them so much. That's what I see.

'Thou shalt not get found out' is not one of God's commandments; and no man can be saved by trying to keep it.

Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.

There is one thing higher than Royalty: and that is religion, which causes us to leave the world, and seek God.

The Christian must trust in a withdrawing God.