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1. Good duties must not be pressed and beaten out of us, as the waters came out of the rock when Moses smote it with his rod; but must freely drop from us, as myrrh from the tree, or honey from the comb.
2. A musician is not recommended for playing long, but for playing well; it is obeying God willingly, that is accepted; the Lord hates that which is forced, it is rather a tax than an offering. Cain served God grudgingly; he brought his sacrifice, not his heart.
3. Such as do not grow in grace, decay in grace. There is no standing at a stay in religion, either we go forward or backward; if faith does not grow, unbelief will; if heavenly mindedness doth not grow, covetousness will. A man that doth not increase his stock diminisheth it; if you do not improve your stock of grace, your stock will decay. The angels on Jacob's ladder were either ascending or descending; if you do not ascend in religion, you descend.
4. "To be of a peaceable spirit brings peace along with it."
5. "No flattery can heal a bad conscience, so no slander can hurt a good one."
6. "Everyone that hangs around the court does not speak with the king."
7. "None so empty of grace as he that thinks he is full."
8. "Sin has the devil for its father, shame for its companion, and death for its wages."
9. "When sin is your burden, Christ will be your delight."
10. "The pleasure of sin is soon gone, but the sting remains."
