Prayer is nothing but the promise reversed, or God's Word formed into an argument, and retorted by faith upon God again. — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
Furnish thyself with arguments from the promises to enforce thy prayers, and make them prevalent with God. The promises are the ground… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
Satan cannot deny but that great wonders have been wrought by prayer. As the spirit of prayer goes up, so his kingdom… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
Never was a faithful prayer lost. Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but then they return with their richer lading… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
Job's friends chose the right time to visit him, but took not the right course of improving their visit; had they spent… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“Prayer is a great heart-easer; it breathes out those distempered passions which, being bound up in others, break out when God at… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“Pray often rather than very long at a time. It is hard to be very long in prayer and not slacken in… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
The Christian in prayer comes up close to God, with a humble boldness of faith, and takes hold of him, wrestles with… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
The mightier any is in the word, the more mighty he will be in prayer. — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
When people do not mind what God speaks to them in His word, God doth as little mind what they say to… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
Sometimes, perhaps, thou hearest another pray with much freedom and fluency, whilst thou canst hardly get out a few broken words. Hence… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“That prayer is a necessary duty to be performed by the Christian, and used with all other means in his spiritual warfare.” — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“It hath been the constant practice of the saints in all their dangers and straits, whether from enemies within or without, from… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
Pray often rather than very long at a time. It is hard to be very long in prayer, and not slacken in… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
It is not only our duty to pray for others, but also to desire the prayers of others for ourselves. — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
Praying is the same to the new creature as crying is to the natural. The child is not learned by art or… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
Cease to pray and thou will begin to sin. Prayer is not only a means to prevail for mercy but also to… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“The more the soul loves the word, the more craving it has after it.” — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“Labour to get Christ, and through him hopes of heaven, and thou takest the right road to content; thou” — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
Compare not thyself with those that have less than thyself, but look on those that have far exceeded thee. — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“All error dreads the light of the word, and fears more to be examined by that, than a thief does to be tried before… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
It is the saint's duty, and should be their care, not only to believe that God is Almighty, but also to strongly believe that… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
Oh, it is sad for a poor Christian to stand at the door of the promise, in the dark night of affliction, afraid to… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“That he who means to be a Christian indeed, must endeavour to maintain the power of holiness and righteousness in his life and conversation.” — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“Meditate of Christ’s coming to judgment. Surely thou wilt not easily sleep while this trumpet, that shall call all mankind to judgment, shall sound… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“There is no more difference betwixt a hypocrite and an apostate, than betwixt a green apple and a ripe one; come a while hence,… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“Never can we truly recover our courage, till we recover our holiness—‘If” — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
Justifying faith is not a naked assent to the truths of the gospel. — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
