But let me ever remember, He who has his way in the whirlwind knows what is best for us; and were it not for these incitements to an exercise of feeling, the mind would be apt to lie dormant, and not be preserved alive in a proper state to prove all things and hold fast that which is best.
"Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel"
John Yeardley
I leave to casuists to argue whether, or how far, music, sculpture, or painting, may be employed as excitements to religious fervour: but I confess, although the acknowledgment may expose me to the censure of those who differ with me in opinion, that I consider them powerful adjuncts, and, consequently, not to be resigned because some-and happy, indeed, may they be deemed-stand in no need of such incitements to devotion.
"The Idler in France"
Marguerite Gardiner
The fear of punishment held out to prevent mischief or evil, is common enough; but there is seldom sufficient attention paid to the providing of proper incitements to the practice of virtue.
"A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education"
James Gall