“The riches of his free grace, cause me daily to triumph over all the temptations of the wicked one, who is very vigilant, and seeks all occasions to disturb me. The LORD CHRIST is my helper, and the lifter up of my head. It is good for me to be tempted. By inward trials I trust my divine Master will prepare me for future mercies. I am persuaded that I shall see great things, and be called to suffer for his name sake.”
George Whitefield (1714-1770) in Letter LXXXV dated November 10, 1739 as collected in The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield (London: Edward and Charles Dilly, 1771) 82.