"Judge not the issue by what you feel, but by what God promises." — 𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 (1641, 1994), p. 137

"Judge not Christ's love by providences, but by promises." — 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐱, 𝐴 𝐶ℎ𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝐷𝑟𝑜𝑝 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑜𝑐𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡 (1807 ed.)

"God's providence is greatly to be observed, but we are not to make it the rule of our actions, Psal. 107.43. Whoso is wise, will observe these things. 'Tis good to observe providence, but we must not make it our rule to walk by; providence is a Christian's diurnal [modern editions say "diary"] but not his Bible." — 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐴 𝐵𝑜𝑑𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝐷𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 (1692), p. 71

"Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, / But trust him for his grace: / Behind a frowning providence / He hides a smiling face." — 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐰𝐩𝐞𝐫, "God Moves in a Mysterious Way" in 𝑂𝑙𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝐻𝑦𝑚𝑛𝑠 (1779)