William Gurnall

All the plots of hell and commotions on earth have not so much as shaken God's hand to spoil one letter or line he has been drawing.

Humble souls are fearful of their own strength.

The sins of teachers are the teachers of sin.

Mercy should make us ashamed, wrath afraid to sin.

The soldier is summoned to a life of active duty and so is the Christian.

Christ bears with the saints' imperfections; well may the saints one with another.

We have peace with God as soon as we believe, but not always with ourselves. The pardon may be past the prince's hand and seal, and yet not put into the prisoner's hand.

The Christian must trust in a withdrawing God.

In heaven we shall appear, not in armour, but in robes of glory. But here these are to be worn night and day; we must walk, work, and sleep in them, or else we are not true soldiers of Christ.

Great comforts do, indeed, bear witness to the truth of thy grace, but not to the degree of it; the weak child is oftener in the lap than the strong one.

Never was a faithful prayer lost. Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but then they return with their richer lading at last, so that the praying soul is a gainer by waiting for an answer.

Godliness, as well as the doctrine of our faith, is a mystery.