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“God knows everything that passes in our inmost souls better than we do ourselves:  he reads our most secret thoughts:  all the cogitations of our hearts pass in review before him; and he is as perfectly and entirely employed in … Continue reading →

“Devout and simple tears, which cannot speak, speak aloud in the ears of God.”  (John Donne; 1572-1631)

“As to the first cause of salvation, the Scripture shows that God alone is its author, who moved by His infinite goodness, has entirely prepared, procured, and accomplished the satisfaction of His justice and the purchase of immortality by sending … Continue reading →

“There is an inexhaustible fullness of grace and mercy in God, which the prayers of all the saints can never draw dry.”  (Matthew Henry, 1662-1714)

“Instead of trying to make others fret, we should try, young and old alike, to make the crooked places of men’s hearts straight, and the rough places of their lives plain; try to give the soft answer that turns away … Continue reading →

“Even in the midst of holy things, somewhat of stain, spot or wrinkle will stick to us!”  (Barton Bouchier; 1794-1865)

“The attributes of God’s grace, mercy, goodness and clemency shine forth in nothing so much as in pardoning sins.”  (Nathanael Hardy, 1618-1670)

“Bring your most daring petitions, bring your most impossible requests, add others to them; let the whole Church join together in their wildest desires and demands!  There is no danger of exceeding the limit.”  (D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones;  1899-1981)

“It is not so much the weeping eye God respects as the broken heart; yet I would be loath to stop their tears who can weep.  God stood looking on Hezekiah’s tears (Isaiah 38:5).”  (Thomas Watson;  1620-1686)

“When we draw nigh to God, we should reverence him in our hearts, and express it in the most suitable and becoming behavior and gesture.”  (Matthew Henry; 1662-1714)