If your souls were not immortal, and you in danger of losing them, I would not thus speak unto you; but the love of your souls constrains me to speak: methinks this would constrain me to speak unto you forever. |
It is a poor sermon that gives no offense; that neither makes the hearer displeased with himself nor with the preacher |
It is an undoubted truth that every doctrine that comes from God, leads to God; and that which doth not tend to promote holiness is not of God |
It is very remarkable, that in the book of life, we find some almost of all kinds of occupations, who notwithstanding served God in their respective generations, and shone as so many lights in the world. |
Learn, O saints! From what has been said, to sit loose to all your worldly comforts; and stand ready prepared to part with everything, when God shall require it at your hand. |
Let us, therefore, not be weary of well-doing; for we shall reap an eternal harvest of comfort, if we faint not. |
Mere heathen morality, and not Jesus Christ, is preached in most of our churches. |
My brethren, if you were left to yourselves, you would be overcome by every temptation with which you are beset. |
My heart is full of love to you. I would speak, till I could speak no more, so I could but bring you to Christ. |
No, if we come in the spirit and power of our Master, in this, as in every other part of his sufferings, we must follow his steps. |
No, the religion of Jesus is a social religion. |
Nothing is more generally known than our duties which belong to Christianity; and yet, how amazing is it, nothing is less practiced? |
Numberless marks does man bear in his soul, that he is fallen and estranged from God; but nothing gives a greater proof thereof, than that backwardness, which every one finds within himself, to the duty of praise and thanksgiving. |
O my brethren, my heart is enlarge towards you. I trust I feel something of that hidden, but powerful presence of Christ, whilst I am preaching to you. |
O that unbelievers would learn of faithful Abraham, and believe whatever is revealed from God, though they cannot fully comprehend it! Abraham knew God commanded him to offer up his son, and therefore believed, notwithstanding carnal reasoning might suggest may objections. |