The Christian must trust in a withdrawing God.

It is the saint's duty, and should be their care, not only to believe that God is Almighty, but also to strongly believe that His almighty power is engaged for our defense and help in all of our straits and temptations.

We are justified, not by giving anything to God,--what we do,--but by receiving from God, what Christ hath done for us.

Praying is the same to the new creature as crying is to the natural. The child is not learned by art or example to cry, but instructed by nature; it comes into the world crying. Praying is not a lesson got by forms and rules of art, but flowing from principles of new life itself.

Christ hath told us He will come, but not when, that we might never put off our clothes, or put out the candle.

Weak faith will as surely land the Christian in heaven as strong faith, for it is impossible the least dram of true grace should perish

The Christian in prayer comes up close to God, with a humble boldness of faith, and takes hold of him, wrestles with him; yea, will not let him go without a blessing... They are only a few noble-spirited souls, who dare take heaven by force, that are fit for this calling.