The duty enjoined is personal kindness to an enemy—to feed him with the tenderness of a nurse. By so doing you melt his hard heart.

“Change” is to be avoided when it sets aside or tampers with either the worship of the true God or the lawful authority of the true king.

Precious Lord! break down every intervening thought or passion that would rob thee of thy glory...

It is not the world that stains us, but the love of the world.

The “counsel” is to do violence to a fastidious or immoderate appetite...

As fruit is the great proof of the true relation to Christ, so prayer is of our relation to the Father.

The parental rule should adapt itself to individual circumstances...

There are some fruits that will not keep.

Christ reveals His twofold purpose in choosing us to be His Branches: that we may bear fruit on earth, and have power in prayer in heaven.

THE highest proof of true friendship, and one great source of its blessedness...

OUR Lord has said what He gave as proof of His friendship: He gave His life for us.

Christ does indeed long to have us know that the secret root and strength of all He is and does for us as the Vine, is love.

He speaks of His relation to us as the rule of our love to our brethren...

Christ means it: you must obey, or you cannot abide in His love.

How can I be a happy Christian?

It is alone by obedience we can abide in His love.

The soul sees that it cannot claim the keeping of this wonderful love unless it yields itself to a life of entire obedience.

Our abode, the home of our soul, is to be the love of Christ.

He leads us once again to Himself, to show us how identical His own life is with ours.

Those who bear much fruit are disciples!