In the Bible he found Christ. "O Father," he cried, "His sacrifice has appeased Thy wrath; His blood has washed away my impurities; His cross has borne my curse; His death has atoned for me. We had devised for ourselves many useless follies, but Thou hast placed Thy word before me like a torch, and Thou hast touched my heart, in order that I may hold in abomination all other merits save those of Jesus." --Martyn, vol. 3, ch. 13.
Jeho smrt odčinila moji vinu. Vymysleli jsme si mnoho zbytečných pošetilostí, ty jsi však přede mne postavil své slovo jako pochodeň a dotýkáš se mého srdce, abych mohl odmítnout všechny zásluhy kromě zásluh Ježíše Krista. (Martyn, díl 3, kap. 13)