Prayer is nothing but the promise reversed, or God's Word formed into an argument, and retorted by faith upon God again.

He that is impatient, and cannot wait on God for a mercy, will not easily submit to Him in a denial.

The devil had as good have let Paul alone, for he no sooner comes into prison but he falls a preaching, at which the gates of Satan's prison fly open, and poor sinners come forth.

Paul was Nero's prisoner, but Nero was much more God's.

The storm may be tempestuous, but it is only temporary.

Compare not thyself with those that have less than thyself, but look on those that have far exceeded thee.

Satan cannot deny but that great wonders have been wrought by prayer. As the spirit of prayer goes up, so his kingdom goes down. Satan's strategems against prayer are three. First, if he can, he will keep thee from prayer. If that be not feasible, secondly, he will strive to interrupt thee in prayer. And, thirdly, if that plot takes not, he will labour to hinder the success of thy prayer.