Nothing more hinders a soul from coming to Christ than a vain love of the
_world_; and till a soul is freed from it, it can never have a true love
for God.
What are the honours and riches of this world, when compared to the
glories of a crown of life?
Love not the world, for it is a moth in a Christian’s life.
To despise the world is the way to enjoy heaven; and blessed are they who
delight to converse with God by prayer.
What folly can be greater than to labour for the meat that perisheth, and
neglect the food of eternal life?
God or the world must be neglected at _parting_ time, for then is the
time of trial.
To seek yourself in this life is to be lost; and to be humble is to be
exalted.
The epicure that delighteth in the dainties of this world, little
thinketh that those very creatures will one day witness against him.