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“All men, and even the choicest of Christ’s servants, are by nature, and of themselves, empty of anything that is good; for so much is implied in that we must receive of his fullness.”  George Hutcheson (1615-1674)

  “Oh, if I could but creep one foot, or half a foot, nearer in to Jesus, in such a dismal night as that when he is away, I should think it a happy absence!  If I knew that the … Continue reading →

“The most compendious way to lengthen out thy long afflictions is to fret, vex, and murmur under them.  As thou wouldst see a speedy issue of thy long afflictions, sit mute and silent under them.”  (Thomas Brooks  1608-1680)

“The bitter root of self love is most hard to pluck up; this strongest and sweetest love of Christ alone doth it actually though gradually.”  Robert Leighton  (1611-1684)

“No sooner are the eyes of a sinner’s understanding opened than he begins to see the exceeding sinfulness of sin in his heart and life.  He sees his innumerable provocations, and discerns that malignity in sin which he never saw … Continue reading →

“The blood made atonement not by reason of the death, but by reason of the life.” George Milligan (1860-1934)

“If you did lie quietly under the hand of God, your condition would be much more easy than it is.”  John Flavel (1627-1691)

“But as the fire under the pot makes the scum rise up, appear on top, and run over; so the crook in the lot raises up from the bottom, and brings out such corruption as otherwise one could hardly imagine … Continue reading →

“It has been frequently with my hopes and desires, in regard to providence, as with my watch and the sun, which has often been ahead of true time;  I have gone faster than providence, and have been forced to stand … Continue reading →

“Afflictions to the godly are medicinal . . . Afflictions are as needful as ordinances (1 Peter  1:6).  No vessel can be made of gold without fire; so it is impossible that we should be made vessels of honor, unless … Continue reading →