Work hard, trust in God, and keep your bowels open.

Your pretended fear lest error should step in, is like the man that would keep all the wine out of the country lest men should be drunk. It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy, to deny a man the liberty he hath by nature upon a supposition that he may abuse it.

Do not trust the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you or I were going to be hanged.

Sir, what can be said of these things? Is it the arm of the flesh that hath done these things? Is it the wisdom and counsel, or strength of man? It is the Lord only. God will curse that man and his house that dares to think otherwise. Sir, you see the work is done by a Divine leading. God gets into the hearts of men, and persuades them to come under you.

My prayer is that God give me no longer life than I shall be glad to use mine office in edification, and not in destruction.

THE PEOPLE WOULD BE JUST AS NOISY IF THEY WERE GOING TO SEE ME HANGED.

I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.