A man who knows that he lives in sin against God will not be inclined to come daily into the presence of God.

Assurance is not to be obtained so much by self-examination as by action

Lord, stamp eternity on my eyeballs.

The door of God’s mercy is thrown wide open, and Christ stands in the door and says to sinners ‘Come.’

Almost every natural man that hears of hell, flatters himself that he shall escape it.

Resolved, to endeavor to obtain for myself as much happiness, in the other world, as I possibly can.

Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly, and strongly incline to prayer; and it no less disposes the heart strongly to desire to have our infinitely glorious.