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“To be discontented with our own situation, or with the elevation of our neighbours above ourselves, is rebellion against that Providence by which all our affairs, and the affairs of all mankind, are conducted.”  George Lawson  (1749-1820)

“Without the death of his dear Son he could not give us life; and without his effectual calling we could not receive it from him.”  John Daille  (1594-1670)

“Ideally, faith is the inspiration of love, and love is the manifestation of faith.”  William Graham Scroggie  (1877-1958)

“The best way to outwit the devil is to be silent under the hand of God; he that mutters is foiled by him, but he that is mute overcomes him, and to conquer a devil is more than to conquer … Continue reading →

“It is better to be humble and patient than proud and impatient under afflicting dispensations; since, in the former case, we wisely submit to what is really best; in the latter, we fight against it.”  Thomas Boston (1677-1732)

“He exerts not merely a general influence, but actually rules in the world which He has created.  The nations of the earth, in their insignificance, are as the small dust of the balance when compared with His greatness; and far … Continue reading →

“He does nothing but what He decreed, and He decreed nothing which He did not will, and both will and decree are absolutely eternal , thought the execution of both be in time.”  Jerome Zanchius  (1516-1590)

“Far from offering us flattery, the cross undermines our self-righteousness, and we can stand before it only with a bowed head and a broken spirit” – John Scott

“Pride is the worst viper that is in the heart. It is the greatest disturber of the soul’s peace and sweet communion with Christ.  It is the most difficult sin to root out and the most hidden and secret and … Continue reading →

“It must be admitted that the character and the tendencies of the age are not favourable to deep and mature reflection upon the hidden spiritual life of the soul.”  Octavius Winslow  (1808-1878)