To pray rightly, you must make God your hope, stay, and all. Right prayer sees nothing substantial or worth being concerned about except God.

Some said, "John, print it"; others said "Not so." Some said, "It might do good"; others said, "No."

For to speak the truth, there are but few that care thus to spend their time, but choose rather to be speaking of things to no profit.

The heart must be beaten or bruised, and then the sweet scent will come out.

Faith receiveth the promise, embraceth it, and comforteth the soul unspeakably with it. Faith is so great an artist in arguing and reasoning with the soul, that it will bring over the hardest heart that it hath to deal with. It will bring to my remembrance at once, both my vileness against God, and his goodness towards me; it will show me, that though I deserve not to breathe in the air, yet that God will have me an heir of glory.

An idle man's brain is the devil's workshop.

A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.