O be not too quick to bury the church - JOHN FLAVEL

O be not too quick to bury the church before she is dead! Stay till Christ has tried his skill before you give it up for lost.

 

JOHN FLAVEL 1627–1691

 

More Bitterness in Repenting Then In - Thomas Watson

We are to find as much bitterness in weeping for sin as ever we found sweetness in committing it. Surely David found more bitterness in repenting then he ever found comfort in Bathsheba.

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

 

 

The Prayers I Cannot Utter - Oswald Chambers

O Lord, explore down to the deepest springs where the Spirit maketh intercession for us, and read the prayers I cannot utter.

 

Taken from the book The Quotable Oswald Chambers

Oswald Chambers 1874-1917

If We Would Find God - A.W. Tozer

If we would find God amid all the religious externals we must first determine to find him, and then proceed in the way of simplicity.  …We must put away all effort to impress, and come with the guileless candor of childhood. If we do this, without doubt God will quickly respond.

Taken from the book The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer 1897-1963

A Great Faith Can - Thomas Watson

A great faith is a wonder-working faith. It can do those things which exceed the power of nature. A great faith can open heaven, it can overcome the world (1 John 5:4); it can master a tendency to sin (2 Sam. 22:24); it can prefer the glory of God before secular interest (Rom.9:1); it can rejoice in affliction (1 Thess. 1:6).

 

Taken from the book The Lords Supper by Thomas Watson 1665

It Does Not Lie in Word - Joseph Alleine

Conversion is not the taking upon us the profession of Christianity. Christianity is more than a name. If we will hear Paul, it does not lie in word, but in power (1 Cor. iv 20).

 

Taken from the book A Sure Guide to Heaven by Joseph Alleine 1671

Endeavor to Imitate - Jonathan Edwards

Resolved, whenever I hear anything spoken in commendation of any person, if I think it would be praiseworthy in me, that I will endeavor to imitate it.

 

Jonathan Edwards 1703-1758