The true Christian is called to be a soldier, and must behave as such from the day of his conversion to the day of his death—he must fight his own flesh.
True holiness does not consist merely of believing and feeling, but of doing and bearing, and a practical exhibition of active and passive grace.
If this world and the good things of the same could be enjoyed forever, it would be but of small value. ... But the life and salvation of the soul is of inestimable worth and value.
It is a sign they have none of this spiritual hunger, who desire rather sleep than food.