It is atheism to pray and not wait on hope.

When we go to God by prayer, the devil knows we go to fetch strength against him, and therefore he opposes us all he can.

What coward would not fight when he is sure of victory?

A man knows no more in religion than he loves and embraceth with the affections of his soul.

that which is begun in self-confidence will end in shame.

The love of a wife to her husband may begin from the supply of her necessities, but afterwards she may also love his person: so the soul first loves Christ for salvation, but when it is brought to him, and finds what sweetness there is in him, then the soul loves him for himself, and esteems his person, as well as rejoices in his benefits.

When a man is to travel into a far country...one staff in his hand may comfortably support him, but a bundle of staves would be troublesome. Thus a competency of these outward things may happily help us in the way to heaven, whereas abundance may be hurtful.