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“They trust not God at all who trust him not alone.”  John Trapp

“Providences, and even prophecies, are not the rule of duty; and even though we were permitted to see a little into futurity, this ought not to have any effect upon us where duty is concerned.”  Thomas McCrie  (1772-1835)

“God’s truth is absolute and independent; it cannot be impaired, even if man’s falsehood be universal.  Nay more, God’s truth is the only truth: it will be found in the end that He alone is holy and righteous, and every … Continue reading →

“When the heart is enlarged with the sense of God’s goodness, the work of praising God will be more heartily undertaken, and a large heart will make a loosed tongue and an open mouth, to set forth his glory.”  David … Continue reading →

“His infinite glory is neither capable of addition nor diminution from the creature; for ‘I receive not honour from men.’”  George Hutcheson (1615–1674)

“The effect of sin has been to destroy in the human heart the love of God, and substitute for it the love of unworthy things.”  George Burrowes  (First published 1853)

“Ought we not daily to consider the bitterness of that cup of wrath he drank for us, and be wrought to repentance and hatred of sin, to have sin imbittered to us by that consideration, and find the sweetness of … Continue reading →

“God’s work is perfect, man’s is clumsy and incomplete.  God does not leave off till he has finished.”  Alexander Maclaren  (1826-1910)

“In all your waitings  remember two things:  Let it not be so much the event you wait for, as the lord of the even; the Lord in the event.  And take care that you have a promise underneath you.—In his … Continue reading →

“By a regard to his presence; a soul that loves Christ, values the presence of Christ; nothing so desirable to him as that is: and when he has lost sight of Christ, cannot be easy without him, but seeks here … Continue reading →