Think of and seriously consider that small sins are the mother of great sins, and the grandmother of great punishments. As little sticks set the great ones on fire, and a wisp of straw often kindles a great block of wood, so we are drawn on […]
They certainly are the wisest men that do those things that make most for their happiness. This in effect is acknowledged by all men in the world, for there is no man upon earth but what is earnestly seeking after happiness, and it appears abundantly by […]
Such is the depth of the Christian Scriptures, that even if I were attempting to study them and nothing else from early boyhood to decrepit old age, with the utmost leisure, the most unwearied zeal, and talents greater than I have, I would be still daily […]
The pleasures of sin are very short; in the midnight Judas receiveth the money, and in the morning hangeth himself: “The pleasures of sin are but for a season” (Heb. 11:25). Till we sin, Satan is a parasite; but when once we are in the devil’s […]
Because faith is the most receptive grace, it proves to be most fit for the needy condition of the creature. Other graces are more operative, but faith is most receptive. It is the right hand of the soul, to take in the fullness of Jesus Christ. […]