1 Chronicles 27

REFLECTIONS UPON CHAP. XXVII.—In the most quiet and prosperous condition let me prepare for trouble, and stand ready for spiritual warfare. Not only every month, but every moment, I am in danger of new assaults from sin, Satan, and the world. Let me never indulge myself in curious pride: and, if I have been guilty, let me shew a lasting detestation of my sin. It will never turn to any good account, or to any future comfort. Let me guide my civil affairs with discretion; for more religion lies in the right management of temporal concerns than is generally imagined