 Eve was not taken out of Adam's head to top him, neither out of his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him. |
| Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in fine gay colors that are but skin-deep. |
| It is good news, worthy of all acceptation; and yet not too good to be true. |
| It is not talking but walking that will bring us to heaven. |
| No attribute of God is more dreadful to sinners than His holiness. |
| After a storm comes a calm. |
| The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity. |
| Not lost, but gone before. |
| None so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see. |
| They have most satisfaction in themselves, and consequently the sweetest relish of their creature comforts. |
| He whose head is in heaven need not fear to put his feet into the grave. |
| Shallows where a lamb could wade and depths where an elephant would drown. |
| Men of polite learning and a liberal education. |
| Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces. |
| Whatever we have of this world in our hands, our care must be to keep it out of our hearts, lest it come between us and Christ. |
| Sanctified afflictions are spiritual promotions. |
| It is common for those that are farthest from God, to boast themselves most of their being near to the Church. |
| Better late than never. |
| So great was the extremity of his pain and anguish, that he did not only sigh but roar. |
| Those that go gold into the furnace will come out no worse. |
