Man may dismiss compassion - William Cowper

Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but Gd never will.

William Cowper 1731-1800

Quoted in the book The Message of the Old Testament by Mark Dever

Inquire How Much - Stephen Olin

Inquire how much can I, not how little may I do.

 

The Works of Stephen Olin Sermons and Sketches Stephen Olin 1852

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God Does Not comfort Us To - John Henry Jowett

God does not comfort us to make comfortable but to make us comforters.

John Henry Jowett 1864-1923

Taken from the book 1001 Unforgettable Quotes about God, Faith and the Bible

You Can Never Truly Enjoy Christmas Until - John Rice

You can never truly enjoy Christmas until you can look up into the Fathers face and tell him you have received his Christmas gift.

John Rice 1895-1980 Baptist evangelist

Taken from the book 1001 Unforgettable Quotes about God, Faith and the Bible

There Can Be No - Thomas Boston

There can be no walking in Christ, without a true receiving of him; and there cannot be a true receiving of him without walking in him.

Thomas Boston

Taken from the book The Marrow of Modern Divinity (With Notes by Thomas Boston) by Edward Fisher 1645 (Thomas Boston 1676-1732)

If I do not - Oswald Chambers

If I do not put to death the things in me which are not of God, they will put to death the things that are of God. 

Taken from the book The Quotable Oswald Chambers - Oswald Chambers 1874-1917

Truth Must be Spoken

Truth must be spoken however it is taken.

John Trapp 1601-1669

Malice is - Thomas Watson

Malice is mental murder.

Thomas Watson 1620-1686

In this disease I have learned

"In this disease I have learned how great God is, and what the evil of sin is."

Gaspar Olevianus 1586

Quoted in the book Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices  Thomas Brooks 1652

We Must All Have the Spirit of Martyrdom - George Whitefield

There is no being a Christian without giving up all for Christ. We must all have the spirit of martyrdom, though we may not all die martyrs. 

George Whitefield May 22, 1740

 

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Every Secret Prayer Adds To His Torment - Thomas Brooks

Satan is a very great enemy to secret prayer. Secret prayer is a scourge, a hell to Satan. Every secret prayer adds to the devil's torment, and every secret sigh adds to his torment, and ever secret groan adds to his torment, and every secret tear adds to his torment.

Taken from the book The Secret Key To Heaven by Thomas Brooks 1665

Now What Am I to Do - Jeremiah Burroughs

Now what am I to do? What can I think now are those duties that God requires of me in the circumstances that he has now put me into?  Let me exert my strength to perform the duties of my present circumstances. Others spend their thoughts on things that disturb and disquiet them, and so they grow more and more discontented. Let me spend my thoughts in thinking what my duty is, what is the duty of my present circumstances which I am in?

Taken from the book The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

 

 

Sin First Courts, And Then it - Thomas Watson

Sin first courts, and then kills. It is first a fox and then a lion.

Taken from the book The Doctrine of Repentance by Thomas Watson 1668

 

 

 

 

No Duty in Religion So Neglected As - JC Ryle

I ask whether you pray, because there is no duty in religion so neglected as private prayer.

Taken from the book A Call to Prayer by JC Ryle 1816-1900

 

 

It Is Not How Much We Have - Charles Spurgeon

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy that makes happiness.

 

Taken from the book The Complete John Ploughman by Charles Spurgeon  1834-1892

 

 

 

Live As Entirely Different Men - Andrew Murray

We must be willing to live as entirely different men, who literally represent heaven on earth, because we have received the Spirit of the King of heaven.

Taken from the book Experiencing the Holy Spirit by Andrew Murray 1828-1917

The Spirit Is Given Not To - Matthew Henry

Though Peter was filled with the Holy Ghost and spoke with tongues as the Spirit gave him utterance, yet he did not set aside the scriptures nor think himself above them. Much of his discourse is quotation out of the Old Testament, to which he appeals and with which he proves what he says.(Acts 2:14-41) The Spirit is given not to supersede the scriptures, but to enable us to understand and apply the scriptures.

Taken from the book Matthew Henry's Study Bible: The Best of Matthew Henry's Notes Matthew Henry 1662-1714

Even If - William Penn

Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.

William Penn 1644-1718 English Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania.

Grace Alone Conquers

The law detects, grace alone conquers sin.

Augustine 354-430