“That same spirit which makes us love the praise of men makes us dread the threats of men. You cannot be pleased with the adulation of mankind without becoming fearful of tour censure.”
“Humility makes us ready to be blessed by the God of all grace.”
“The mind of God is greater than all the minds of men, so let all men leave the gospel just as God has delivered it unto us.”
“He bequeaths us His manger, from which to learn how God came down to man, and His cross to teach us how man may go up to God.”
“When we reach the hilltops of heaven, and look back upon all the way whereby the Lord our God hath led us, how shall we praise Him who, before the eternal throne, undid the mischief which Satan was doing upon earth. How shall we thank Him because He never held His peace, but day and night pointed to the wounds upon His hands, and carried our names upon His breastplate!”
“A sheep in the midst of wolves is safe compared with the Christian in the midst of ungodly men.”
“If Christ is not all to you He is nothing to you. He will never go into partnership as a part Saviour of men. If He be something He must be everything, and if He be not everything He is nothing to you.”