If You Long To Be More Like

Resolved, That I Will Live So, As I Shall Wish I Had Done When I Come To Die.

Temples Have Their Images; And We See What Influence They Have Always Had Over A Great Part Of Mankind. But, In Truth, The Ideas And Images In Men's Minds Are The Invisible Powers That Constantly Govern Them; And To These They All Pay Universally A Ready Submission.

Holiness Appeared To Me To Be Of A Sweet, Pleasant, Charming, Serene, Calm Nature; Which Brought An Inexpressible Purity, Brightness, Peacefulness And Ravishment To The Soul.

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.

Remember That Pride Is The Worst Viper That Is In The Heart, The Greatest Disturber Of The Soul's Peace And Sweet Communion With Christ; It Was The First Sin That Ever Was, And Lies Lowest In The Foundation Of Satan's Whole Building, And Is The Most Difficultly Rooted Out, And Is The Most Hidden, Secret And Deceitful Of All Lusts, And Often Creeps In, Insensibly, Into The Midst Of Religion And Sometimes Under The Disguise Of Humility.