“When the word of God converts a man, it takes away from him his despair, but it does not take from him his repentance. True conversion gives a man pardon, but does not make him presumptuous. True conversion gives a man perfect rest, but it does not stop his progress. True conversion gives a man security, but it does not allow him to leave off being watchful. True conversion gives a man strength and holiness, but it never lets him boast. True conversion gives a harmony to all the duties of Christian life – it balances all duties, emotions, hopes and enjoyments. True conversion brings a man to live for God. He does everything for the glory of God - whether he eats or drinks, or whatever he does. True conversion makes a man live before God – he desires to live as in God’s sight at all times, and he is glad to be there.”
“The more sin abounds in the world, the more ought the Church of God to seek after the strictest holiness. If ever there was an age that needed back again the sternest form of Puritanism, it is this age. If ever there was a time when we needed the old original stamp of Methodists, we need them now – a people separated unto God, a people that have nothing to do but to please God, and to save souls; a people that will not in any way bow themselves to the fashions of the time.”
(Both quotes from the works of C. H. Spurgeon.)