Monthly Archives: November 2017

“If God cleanses us in some measure, and puts into us some good liquor, some grace of His Spirit, yet we can make use of nothing when we have it if God but withdraws Himself.  If God leaves us one … Continue reading →

“Superstition is not worshipping a false God, but worshipping the true God falsely, in a way not commanded by God.  It teaches and practices for doctrines the devices and commandments of men; that is to say, it worships, not according … Continue reading →

“How true it is that ‘the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel’! (Proverbs 12:10)  How much then dear reader do we owe to the restraining power of God, which holds in check the evil passions of men and thus … Continue reading →

“The firmest thing in this inferior world is a believing soul.”  Robert Leighton  (1611-1684)

“It is by no means shameful to trust God: on the contrary it is a point of honor with good men to trust in Him who is faithful and true; and if they have to suffer for it they do … Continue reading →

“Whatever there is to know, God knows.”  (Edward J. Young  1907-1968)

“Like Peter on the waters, and like so many of ourselves, he begins to sink when the wind is contrary, and his cry is the querulous wail of a frightened child!”  William Garden Blaikie  (1820-1899)

“Hallowed be Thy Name.  That this petition stands first warns us against self-seeking in prayer.  We are not to begin with our own wants, not even our spiritual wants; not with ourselves at all, but with God.”  Alfred Plummer; 1841-1926)

“It is a perilous thing to trust to our own strength, for in that we think ourselves most sure, we may err and fall, and bring ourselves and others into great danger.”  (Martin Lyther1483-1546)

“Division, strife, and tumult may follow upon the doctrine of the best preachers, and yet the doctrine is not to blame, but only men’s corruptions; for upon Christ’s preaching—‘the Jews strove among themselves.’”  George Hutcheson   (1615–1674)