Humble Souls Are Fearful Of Their Own

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.

Oh, It Is Sad For A Poor Christian To Stand At The Door Of The Promise, In The Dark Night Of Affliction, Afraid To Draw The Latch, Whereas He Should Then Come Boldly For Shelter As A Child Into His Father's House.

What Is Jordan That I Should Wash In It? What Is The Preaching That I Should Attend On It, While I Hear Nothing But What I Knew Before? What Are These Beggarly Elements Of Water, Bread, And Wine? Are Not These The Reasonings Of A Soul That Forgets Who Appoints The Means Of Grace?

Set A Strong Guard About Thy Outward Senses: These Are Satan's Landing Places, Especially The Eye And The Ear.

Thou Hast No Life To Lose, Because Thou Hast Given It Already To Christ, Nor Can Man Take Away That Without God's Leave.