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
“It is faith on Christ that alone can purify thy heart. Without it thy washed face and hands—external righteousness I mean— will… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
Weak faith will as surely land the Christian in heaven as strong faith, for it is impossible the least dram of true… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“The more our life has been corrupted with hypocrisy and unfaithfulness, the weaker our faith will be in a dying hour.” — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“this spiritual war of the Christian lies chiefly on the defence, and therefore requires arms most of this kind to wage it.” — 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
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
“Sometimes the soul is questioning whether it [has] any patience, any faith, till God comes and puts him into an afflicted estate,… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
We must come to good works by faith, and not to faith by good works. — 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
“Assurance rather is the fruit of faith. It is in faith as the flower is in the root.” — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“Faith hath an incarnating virtue, as they say of some strengthening meat; it feeds upon the promise, and that ‘is perfect, converting’—or… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
Bid faith look through the key-hole of the promise, and tell thee what it sees there laid up for him that overcomes;… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“Faith and repentance will be good doctrine to preach and hear to the end of the world; you” — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“So that now all those ways whereby God directly made known his mind to this people, are resolved into this one of… — 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
