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I Saw A Man Clothed With Rags . . . A Book In His Hand, And A Great Burden Upon His Back.

The Truths That I Know Best I Have Learned On My Knees. I Never Know A Thing Well, Till It Is Burned Into My Heart By Prayer.

Let Dissolution Come When It Will, It Can Do The Christian No Harm, For It Will Be But A Passage Out Of A Prison Into A Palace; Out Of A Sea Of Troubles Into A Haven Of Rest; Out Of A Crowd Of Enemies, To An Innumerable Company Of True, Loving, And Faithful Friends; Out Of Shame, Reproach, And Contempt, Into Exceeding Great And Eternal Glory.

If You Release Me Today, I'll Preach Tomorrow.

It Gave Me No Pleasure To See People Drink In My Opinions If They Seemed Ignorant Of Jesus Christ And The Value Of Being Saved By Him. Sound Conviction For Sin, Especially The Sin Of Unbelief, And A Heart Set On Fire To Be Saved By Christ, With A Strong Yearning For A Truly Sanctified Soul-this Was What Delighted Me; Those Were The Souls I Considered Blessed.