David Brainerd Quotations

Oh that I may never loiter on my heavenly journey.

Oh, how precious is time! And how guilty it makes me feel when I think I have trifled away and misimproved it, or neglected to fill up each part of it with duty to the utmost of my ability and capacity

My soul often mourned of more time and opportunity to be alone with God

As the most extravagant errors were received among the established articles of their faith, so the most infamous vices obtained in their practice, and were indulged not only with impunity, but authorized by the sanction of their laws.

God enabled me to so agonize in prayer that I was quite wet with perspiration, though in the shade and the cool wind. My soul was drawn out very much from the world, for multitudes of souls.

Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any good purpose.

I have withstood the power of convictions a long time; and therefore I fear I shall be finally left of God.

I board with a poor Scotchman: his wife can talk scarce any English.

I fear God never showed mercy to one so vile as I.

I am more weary of life, I think, than ever I was.