No Degree Of Speculative Knowledge Of Religion

There Is Nothing That Keeps Wicked Men At Any One Moment Out Of Hell, But The Mere Pleasure Of God

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.

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.

A Man Who Knows That He Lives In Sin Against God Will Not Be Inclined To Come Daily Into The Presence Of God.

There Is A Difference Between Having A Rational Judgment That Honey Is Sweet, And Having A Sense Of Its Sweetness