William Wilberforce

I resolve to be up in time to have an hour before breakfast for serious meditation, prayer, and Scripture preparation for these dangerous times; also more time for unbroken thought. - William Wilberforce

Hannah More: "All the doctrines of the Gospel are practical principles. ...The Son of God was not incarnate, the Spirit of God was not given, only that Christians might obtain right views, and possess just notions."

I doubt not that the same God who has in mercy ordered so many events for so long a course of time, will never fail to overrule all things both for my family and myself.

He will not suffer me to be disgraced in my old age.

I will remember what Fenelon says, that we should remember that the grace of God may change the heart of him whom you may conceive most opposed to him.

My future state should now be my grand, indeed—comparatively speaking, my sole concern.

Evening, I expounded on Gal. iv. 6, second lesson; an exquisitely pregnant text.

The 43rd Psalm is just now my delight, and the 71st.

'God is love,' how can I doubt he will strengthen me for any cross he may see fit to lay on me. - William Wilberforce

O Lord cause me to be so full of love, and zeal, and grateful loyalty, and child-like affection for my Saviour, that I may love them that love Thee; and may I thus become more in my tempers and frames of mind an inhabitant of heaven.

O let me deal honestly with myself. Let me give up, however entertaining, even however instructive, whatever it seems the intimation of God that I should relinquish.

How it calls forth the devotional feelings in the morning when the mind is vacant from worldly business, to see all nature pour forth, as it were, its song of praise to the great Creator and Preserver of all things.

O may my Gratitude be more warm & constant.

How merciful, how gracious is God to me, in giving me a blessed Interval between my public labours & the Grave. O may I use it profitably.

O may my Gratitude be more warm & constant.

Quite overpowered by the Hallelujah Chorus in the Messiah, a flood of tears ensued, and the impression on my mind remained through the day. - William Wilberforce

What Causes have I for deep Humiliation for the past & present. O what deep remorse & Shame become me, for not having turn'd my Parliamentary Station to more Account.

My life is a sadly unprofitable one. It quite grieves me to reflect upon it.

Oh may I only walk with God during my closing years, and then where is of little consequence.

I fear that I am wasting my precious time, and the night is coming fast with me. Oh may I strive to be ever abounding in the work of the Lord. May he enable me to commence some useful work.