John Owen quote: If we would talk less and pray more

“We ought as much to pray for a blessing upon our daily rod as upon our daily bread.”

Prayer Ought Praying Blessing Bread Daily Bread Our Daily Bread

“History belongs to the intercessors - those who believe and pray the future into being.”

Believe Prayer History Praying Future Intercession Intercessors

“Sometimes, perhaps, thou hearest another pray with much freedom and fluency, whilst thou canst hardly get out a few broken words. Hence thou art ready to accuse thyself and admire him, as if the gilding of the key made it open the door the better.”

Ifs Art Made Sometimes Prayer Doors Ready Broken Keys Praying Admire Made It Thyself Fluency

Author:William Gurnall

“It is not only our duty to pray for others, but also to desire the prayers of others for ourselves.”

Desire Prayer Duty Praying

Book:The Christian in Complete Armour: A Treatise of the Saints' War Against the Devil, Wherein a Discovery is Made of that Grand Enemy of God and His People, in His Policies, Power, Seat of His Empire, Wickedness, and Chief Design He Hath Against the Saints : a Magazine Opened, from Whence the Christian is Furnished with Spiritual Arms for the Battle, Helped on with His Armour, and Taught the Use of His Weapon, Together with the Happy Issue of the Whole War

Source: The Christian in Complete Armour: A Treatise of the Saints' War Against the Devil, Wherein a Discovery is Made of that Grand Enemy of God and His People, in His Policies, Power, Seat of His Empire, Wickedness, and Chief Design He Hath Against the Saints : a Magazine Opened, from Whence the Christian is Furnished with Spiritual Arms for the Battle, Helped on with His Armour, and Taught the Use of His Weapon, Together with the Happy Issue of the Whole War

“Never was a faithful prayer lost. Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but then they return with their richer lading at last, so that the praying soul is a gainer by waiting for an answer.”

Soul Lasts Lost Waiting Prayer Answers Journey Return Praying Faithful Voyages

Author:William Gurnall

“Satan cannot deny but that great wonders have been wrought by prayer. As the spirit of prayer goes up, so his kingdom goes down. Satan's strategems against prayer are three. First, if he can, he will keep thee from prayer. If that be not feasible, secondly, he will strive to interrupt thee in prayer. And, thirdly, if that plot takes not, he will labour to hinder the success of thy prayer.”

Ifs Firsts Has Beens Spirit Three Prayer Wonder Strive Deny Kingdoms Thee Satan Labour Plot Hinder

Author:William Gurnall

“A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.”

Reason Use Support Instinct Intelligence Intuition Housework Military Intelligence

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Cease to pray and thou will begin to sin. Prayer is not only a means to prevail for mercy but also to prevent sin.”

Mean Prayer Sin Praying Mercy Cease

Book:The Christian in Complete Armour: A Treatise of the Saints' War Against the Devil, Wherein a Discovery is Made of that Grand Enemy of God and His People, in His Policies, Power, Seat of His Empire, Wickedness, and Chief Design He Hath Against the Saints : a Magazine Opened, from Whence the Christian is Furnished with Spiritual Arms for the Battle, Helped on with His Armour, and Taught the Use of His Weapon, Together with the Happy Issue of the Whole War

Source: The Christian in Complete Armour: A Treatise of the Saints' War Against the Devil, Wherein a Discovery is Made of that Grand Enemy of God and His People, in His Policies, Power, Seat of His Empire, Wickedness, and Chief Design He Hath Against the Saints : a Magazine Opened, from Whence the Christian is Furnished with Spiritual Arms for the Battle, Helped on with His Armour, and Taught the Use of His Weapon, Together with the Happy Issue of the Whole War

“Furnish thyself with arguments from the promises to enforce thy prayers, and make them prevalent with God. The promises are the ground of faith, and faith, when strengthened, will make thee fervent, and such fervency ever speeds and returns with victory out of the field of prayer. The mightier any is in the Word, the more mighty he will be in prayer.”

Prayer Fields Return Victory Promise Argument Speed Thee Thyself Fervent

Author:William Gurnall

“Job's friends chose the right time to visit him, but took not the right course of improving their visit; had they spent the time in praying for him which they did in hot disputes with him, they would have profited him, and pleased God more.”

Jobs Courses Prayer Praying Hot Improving Right Time Disputes

Author:William Gurnall

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