If we would not fall into things unlawful, we must sometimes deny ourselves in those that are lawful.

Salvation then draws near to man when it is his main care.

The ordinances of God are the means of salvation; but the God of ordinance is the author of salvation.

Religion must be our business, then it will be our delight.

It will cost something to be religious, it will cost more not to be so.

A Christian's life is nothing else but a short trial of his graces.

Lukewarmness is the best natural, but worst spiritual temper man can be in.

There are a few but are sometimes in a serious fit; but how few are in a serious frame, who have not an abiding sense of God upon their hearts-It is a voluntary cannot that keeps the soul from God.

The gate which leads to life is a straight gate, therefore we should fear; it is an open gate, therefore we should hope.

Do the Lord's work in the Lord's time;

pray whilst God hears; hear whilst God speaks-believe whilst God promises; obey whilst God commands.

That man hath no sense of mercy, that wants a sense of duty.

Two duties must run through a Christian's life, like the warp through the woof, blessing and trusting.

Religion is much talked of, but little understood till the conscience be awakened; then a man knows the worth of a soul and the want of a Saviour.

Then doth religion flourish in the soul, when it knows how to naturalize spiritual things and to spiritualize natural things.

We may judge of our eternal state by our spiritual state; and our spiritual state by the delightful and customary actions of our lives.

If we expect to live with Christ in heaven, we must live to him on earth.

We may expect God's protection so long as we keep within bounds.

Our opportunities are (like our souls)

very precious; but if they are lost, they are irrecoverably lost.

That preaching which is plain, pure, powerful, and practical, men are apt to dislike.

Religion begins with knowledge of a man's self, and is perfected with the knowledge of God.

This is a three-fold Mystery-a gospel published in the midst of an ungodly world-a little church preserved in the midst of devils--and a little grace kept alive in the midst of corruptions.

The service of God is the soul's work : and the favour of God is its reward.

A man may be perfect in his obedience, and yet impartial.

God never fails them that wait for him, nor forsakes them that work for him.

OF GOD.

That there is a God, may be proved by considering the manner of propagation of mankind by generation. Thus, 1st. There must have been one first man. 2dly. This

first man must have had some maker. -3dly. This maker of him must himself be unmade. Therefore, 4thly, there must have been eternally some unmade being, and that is God.

We may truly conceive of God, though we cannot fully conceive of him. We may have right apprehensions of him, though not an exact comprehension of him.

Then our conceptions of God's attributes are carnal, when our high thoughts. of one gives us low thoughts of another.

His goodness makes his majesty amiable, and his majesty makes his goodness. wonderful--His love is not abated by his greatness, nor his greatness by his love. His holiness hinders him not from dwelling with the poor in spirit.

Nothing is great enough for him to admire, who is infinite majesty; nothing is mean enough for him to despise, who is infinite mercy.

God deals with his servants, not as a

passionate master, but as a compassionate father.

What pleaseth God should please us, because it pleaseth God.

A sight of God begins a saint on earth, and perfects him in heaven.

God takes notice of every particular man as if there were none else; and yet takes notice of all as if they were but

one man.

God repented that he made man, but never repented that he redeemed man.

We cannot live naturally without God, how then can we live happily without

him.

We may know what God intends for us, by what he hath wrought in us.

They that have God for their God, have angels for their guard.

Many have lost for. God, but none ever lost by God. If they have lost in temporals, they have been eternal gainers. Matt. xix, 29.

There is a sure rule-God never takes