I have often thought that the best Christians are found in the worst of times.

Sincerity is the same in a corner alone, as it is before the face of the world. It knows not how to wear two vizards, one for an appearance before men, and another for a short snatch in a corner; but it must have God, and be with him in the duty of prayer. It is not lip-labour that it doth regard, for it is the heart that God looks at, and that which sincerity looks at, and that which prayer comes from, if it be that prayer which is accompanied with sincerity.

The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin to damn the whole world.

Prayer is an ordinance of God, that must continue with a soul so long as it is on this side glory.

The Swamp of Despond is that place set before the narrow gate where true and false pilgrims alike are assaulted by their own internal corruption and pollution. The dirt and scum that has attached itself to our hearts and minds is agitated and revealed by both the workings of a guilty conscience and the devouring avarice of the enemy of our souls.The

He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death.

Then I saw that there was a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven.