“Afflictions are light when compared with what we really deserve. They are light when compared with the sufferings of the Lord Jesus. But perhaps their real lightness is best seen by comparing them with the weight of glory which is awaiting us.” AW Pink

“Free will I have often heard of, but I have never seen it. I have always met with will, and plenty of it, but it has either been led captive by sin or held in the blessed bonds of grace.” Charles Spurgeon

“The Spirit’s work in the renewal of things proceeds according to a fixed, systematic method, in certain distinct stages.” Geerhardus Vos, Pauline Eschatology

“Worship from the heart in times of adversity implies an attitude of humble acceptance on our part of God’s right to do as He pleases in our lives.” Jerry Bridges, Trusting God