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That, without being discouraged on account of our
sins, we should pray for His grace with a perfect confidence, as relying upon the infinite merits of our Lord
JESUS CHRIST. That GOD never failed offering us
His grace at each action; that he distinctly perceived
it, and never failed of it, unless when his thoughts had
wandered from a sense of GOD's presence, or he had
forgotten to ask His assistance.
That GOD always gave us light in our doubts when
we had no other design but to please Him.
That our sanctification did not depend upon changing our works, but in doing that for GOD's sake which
we commonly do for our own. That it was lamentable to see how many people mistook the means for the
end, addicting themselves to certain works, which they
performed very imperfectly, by reason of their human
or selfish regards.
That the most excellent method he had found of
going to GOD was that of doing our common business
without any view of pleasing men,* and (as far as we
are capable) purely for the love of GOD.
That it was a great delusion to think that the times
of prayer ought to differ from other times; that we are
as strictly obliged to adhere to GOD by action in the
time of action as by prayer in the season of prayer.
That his prayer was nothing else but a sense of the
presence of GOD, his soul being at that time insensible
to everything but divine love; and that when the appointed times of prayer were past, he found no difference, because he still continued with GOD, praising and
blessing Him with all his might, so that he passed his
