Rev. William Haslam, M.A., The Threefold Gift of God; or, Christ Jesus, the Object of Faith, Hope, and Love (London: S. W. Partridge & Co., 1876), Part III, ch. III, "The Character of True Devotion," p. 185

Truly, it is a good thing to give up ourselves and our wills; though it is best to do this to the Lord Himself, fully and once for all. We should understand that true devotion consists not only in giving up ourselves, ho…