Ordinances—they are the golden ladder by which the soul climbs up to heaven; they are conduits of the water of life. O how precious should these be to us! They that are against ordinances are against being saved.
Remember that the ordinances of Christ are not His grave wherein he lies but the throne whereon He sits as king of His church; that you should never be above ordinances until you are above temptations; and that they lose not their authority because sometimes we miss their influence; and that they are appointed not only to bring men to but also to build men up in Christ.