All Attempts, Then, For Mortification

Temptations And Occasions Put Nothing Into A Man, But Only Draw Out What Was In Him Before.

To Believe That He Will Preserve Us Is, Indeed, A Means Of Preservation. God Will Certainly Preserve Us, And Make A Way Of Escape For Us Out Of The Temptation, Should We Fall. We Are To Pray For What God Has Already Promised. Our Requests Are To Be Regulated By His Promises And Commands. Faith Embraces The Promises And So Finds Relief.

Consider That It Is Not Failing In This Or That Attempt To Come To Christ, But A Giving-over Of Your Endeavors, That Will Be Your Ruin.

Meditate On The Word In The Word.

You Have Your Season, And You Have But Your Season; Neither Can You Lie Down In Peace, Until You Have Some Persuasion That Your Work As Well As Your Life Is At An End.