If He prayed who was without sin, how much more it becometh a sinner to pray!
The spouse of Christ cannot be defiled; she is uncorrupted and chaste.
Custom is often only the antiquity of error.
In proportion to the size of the vessel of faith, brought by us to the Lord, is the measure we draw out of His overflowing grace.
When we pray to God with entire assurance, it is Himself who has given us the spirit of prayer.
The Lord withdraws when He is denied, and what is taken by the undeserving does not avail them unto salvation, since the saving grace is turned into ashes and holiness departs.