The Happiness Of The Creature Consists In

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.

Assurance Is Not To Be Obtained So Much By Self-examination As By Action

The Way To Heaven Is Ascending; We Must Be Content To Travel Uphill, Though It Be Hard And Tiresome, And Contrary To The Natural Bias Of Our Flesh.

Sincere Friendship Towards God, In All Who Believe Him To Be Properly An Intelligent, Willing Being, Does Most Apparently, Directly, And Strongly Incline To Prayer; And It No Less Disposes The Heart Strongly To Desire To Have Our Infinitely Glorious.

There Is, Therefore, No Difficulty In Answering Such Questions As These. What Cause Was There Why The Universe Was Placed In Such A Part Of Space? And, Why Was The Universe Created At Such A Time? For, If There Be No Space Beyond The Universe, It Was Impossible That It Should Be Created In Another Place; And If There Was No Time Before, It Was Impossible It Should Be Created At Another Time.