It Is Not Talking But

A Good Man Is Willing To Know The Worst Of Himself, And Particularly Under Affliction, Desires To Be Told Wherefore God Contends With Him And What God Designs In Correcting Him.

No Man Will Say, "there Is No God" 'till He Is So Hardened In Sin That It Has Become His Interest That There Should Be None To Call Him To Account.

Their Own Second And Sober Thoughts.

See What A Hidden Life The Life Of A Good Christian Is, And How Much It Is Concealed From The Eye And Observation Of The World. The Most Important Part Of The Business Lies Between God And Our Own Souls, In The Frame Of Our Spirits And The Working Of Our Hearts, In Our Actions That No Eye Sees Except The All-seeing God. Justly Are The Saints Called God's Hidden Ones, And His Secret Is Said To Be With Them. They Have Meat To Eat And Work To Do That The World Does Not Know Of, As Well As Joys, Griefs, And Cares That A Stranger Does Not Share.

You Have Been Used To Take Notice Of The Sayings Of Dying Men — This Is Mine: That A Life Spent In The Service Of God, And Communion With Him, Is The Most Comfortable And Pleasant Life That One Can Live In The Present World.