Trust In God And Ye Need Not

Sincere Friendship Towards God, In All Who Believe Him To Be Properly An Intelligent, Willing Being, Does Most Apparently, Directly, And Strongly Incline To Prayer; And It No Less Disposes The Heart Strongly To Desire To Have Our Infinitely Glorious.

Resolved, Never To Do Any Manner Of Thing, Whether In Soul Or Body, Less Or More, But What Tends To The Glory Of God; Nor Be, Nor Suffer It, If I Can Avoid It.

There Is, Therefore, No Difficulty In Answering Such Questions As These. What Cause Was There Why The Universe Was Placed In Such A Part Of Space? And, Why Was The Universe Created At Such A Time? For, If There Be No Space Beyond The Universe, It Was Impossible That It Should Be Created In Another Place; And If There Was No Time Before, It Was Impossible It Should Be Created At Another Time.

I Resolve To Live With All My Might While I Do Live. I Resolve Never To Lose One Moment Of Time And To Improve My Use Of Time In The Most Profitable Way I Possibly Can. I Resolve Never To Do Anything I Wouldn't Do, If It Were The Last Hour Of My Life.

Religion Consists Much In Holy Affection; But Those Exercises Of Affection Which Are Most Distinguishing Of True Religion Are These Practical Exercises. Friendship Between Earthly Friends Consists Much In Affection; But Those Strong Exercises Of Affection That Actually Carry Them Through Fire And Water For Each Other Are The Highest Evidences Of True Friendship.