Christian contentment is that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit which freely submits to and delights in God's wise and fatherly disposal in every condition. (Jeremiah Burroughs)
It is not the bee's touching of the flower that gathers honey, but her abiding for a time upon the flower that draws out the sweet. It is not he who reads most, but he who meditates most who will prove to be the choicest, sweetest, wisest and strongest Christian! (Thomas Brooks)
Let us use worldly things as wise pilgrims do their staves and other things necessary for their journey. So long as they help us forward in our way let us make use of them, and accordingly esteem them. But if they become troublesome hindrances and cumbersome burdens let us leave them behind us or cast them away. The temptations of prosperity, like unseen bullets, wound and kill us before they are discerned! (George Downame)
The best course to prevent falling into the pit is to keep at the greatest distance from it. He who will be so bold as to attempt to dance upon the brink of the pit may find by woeful experience, that it is a righteous thing with God that he should fall into the pit! Sin is a plague, yes, the greatest and most infectious plague in the world; and yet, ah! how few are there who tremble at it, who keep at a distance from it! (Thomas Brooks)
Riches are long in getting with many pains, hard in keeping with much care, quick in losing with much sorrow. (Thomas Fuller)
Your life is short, your duties are many, your assistance is great, and your reward is sure! Therefore, faint not, hold on and hold up in the paths of godliness and Heaven shall make amends for all! (Thomas Brooks)
Where one thousand are destroyed by the world's frowns ten thousand are destroyed by the world's smiles. The world, siren-like, sings us and sinks us! (Thomas Brooks)
We fear men so much because we fear God so little. One fear cure another. When man's terror scares you turn your thoughts to the wrath of God! (William Gurnall)
When we grow careless in keeping our souls then God recovers our taste of good things again by sharp crosses. (Richard Sibbes)
How sweet is rest, after fatigue! How sweet will Heaven be, when our toilsome journey is ended. (George Whitefield)
The winter prepares the earth for the spring so do sanctified afflictions prepare the soul for glory! (Richard Sibbes)
As the wicked are hurt by the best things so the godly are bettered by the worst. (William Jenkyn)
Poverty and affliction take away the fuel that feeds pride! (Richard Sibbes)
To bless God for mercies is the way to increase them. To bless Him for miseries is the way to remove them. (William Dyer)
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