Is [Christ] the captain of salvation? See what a blessed army He has listed under His banner of love, and they have followed Him through all the dangers of life and time under His conduct. These are the chosen, the called, the faithful. They have sustained many a sharp conflict, many a dreadful battle, and they are at last made more than conquerors through Him that has loved them. They attribute all their victories to the wisdom, the goodness, and the power of their divine leader and even stand amazed at their own success against such mighty adversaries. But they fought under the banner, conduct, and influence of the Prince of Life, the King of Righteousness, who is always victorious and has a crown in His hand for every conqueror.

– Isaac Watts

Devout Meditations, pages 176-77

Ore from the Puritan’s Mine, page 59