The common entrance into it is through anguish and sorrow. The passage through it is with continual care and labor. The passage out of it is the sharpest of all. Almost Saved Many, who, like Agrippa, are but almost christians, will find, in the end, they shall be but almost saved. Justifying faith, christian, is not thy persuasion of God's special love to thee, but thy accepting Christ to make thee lovely.
Many honest hearts have weak heads.
If You Are Sinning You Will Not Be Comforted God hath made a separation between sin and peace. As long as thou dost cherish thy pride, thy love of the world, the desires of the flesh, or any unchristian practice, thou expectest comfort in vain. It is as true of the soul as of the body. Reformation at Home Good laws will not reform us, if reformation begin not at home. Afflictions and Preachers Afflictions speak convincingly, and will be heard when preachers cannot.