Cease to pray and thou will begin to sin. Prayer is not only a means to prevail for mercy but also to prevent sin.
William GurnallThe regenerating Spirit is compared to the wind. His first attempts on the soul may be so secret that the creature knows not whence they come, or whither they tend; but, before he hath done, the sound will be heard throughout the soul.
William GurnallThe Word of God is too sacred a thing, and preaching too solemn a work, to be toyed and played with.
William Gurnall