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“Every providence hath a voice, though sometimes it be so still and low that it requires some skill to hear it. Our spirits are most satisfied when we discern God’s aim in everything.”  Thomas Manton (1620-1677)

“There is in true love, a complacency and delight in God; a conformity to his will; a loving what he loves.”  Robert Leighton  (1611-1684)

“Such is the infatuation of sin, that man in his boasted wisdom will not do what the bird will do by her native instinct.  She shuns the net spread in her sight; man rushes into it.”  Charles Bridges  (1794-1869)

“The peace of God never precedes the grace of God; there must be the expression of grace on His part before there can be the experience of peace on our part.”  William Graham Scroggie  (1877-1958)

“One way to get comfort is to plead the promise of God in prayer, show him his handwriting; God is tender about his word.”  Thomas Manton (1620-1677)

“God would have us to depend on Him though we do not see how the thing may be brought about; otherwise, we do not show a quiet spirit.”  Jeremiah Burroughs (1599-1646)

“Satan tries to persuade sinners to keep away from the throne. ‘First you have to conquer sin; first you have to improve yourself,’ he says.  If we would heed his voice, no sinner could ever draw near to God, because we … Continue reading →

Love, flowing from the heart of Jesus into the heart of a poor, believing sinner, expelling selfishness, melting coldness, conquering sinfulness, and drawing that heart up in a simple and unreserved surrender, is, of all principles of action, the most … Continue reading →

“God’s judgments are always just; he never afflicts but in faithfulness.  His will is the rule of justice; and therefore a gracious soul dares not cavil nor question his proceedings.”  Thomas Brooks  (1608-1680)

“When the eye of our faith is fixed upon the eye of God’s omniscience, we dare not let out our thoughts and affections to vanity.”  John Flavel (1628-1691)