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The true penitent loves God supremely, and therefore his sins are a heavy burden to him.”  John Colquhoun  (1748-1827)

“Prayer keeps the heart open to God and shut to sin; it assuages the intemperate hearts and swelling of lust.”  Thomas Watson  (1620-1686)

“The Savior’s work is finished and Jesus is crowned Lord of all forever.”  Charles Bridges  (1794-1869)

“Open thy mouth wide then, O Christian; stretch out thy desires to the uttermost, grasp heaven and earth in thy boundless wishes, and believe there is enough in God to afford thee full satisfaction.”  (Benjamin Beddome, 1771-1795)

“He is the most thankful man that treasures up the mercies of God in his memory, and can feed his faith with what God has done for him so he can walk in the strength thereof in present straits.”  (William … Continue reading →

“Be it ours to be humbly dependent upon God; for whatever station he may choose to keep us in, godliness alone will prove our promotion and true riches.”  Gregory Bateman  (1862)

“The subordinate end of redemption is the everlasting salvation of God’s elect, and their eternal life and happiness; and the ultimate end is the glory of God, of His grace and justice, and all the perfections of His Nature.”  John … Continue reading →

“Nearness to God is the foundation of a creature’s happiness.”  Isaac Watts (1674-1748)

“For if our faith should depend upon ourselves, surely it would soon flip from us, and it might be shaken off, if it were not maintained from above. “  John Calvin  (1509-1564)

“There is neither grace nor peace for man except through Christ.”  Joseph Augustus Seiss  (1823-1904)