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“Surely these afflictions are but the Lord’s pruning-knives, by which he will bleed my sins, and prune my heart, and make it more fertile and fruitful; they are but the Lord’s portion, by which he will clear me and rid … Continue reading →

“The heart is the treasury, the hand and tongue but the shops; what is in these comes from that; the hand and tongue always begin where the heart ends.  The heart contrives, and the members execute.”  John Flavel (1628-1691)

“We have no righteousness of our own to plead, and therefore must plead God’s righteousness, the word of promise, which he has freely given us, and caused us to hope in.”  Matthew Henry (1662-1714)

“The spirit of men is what the Father and former of spirits makes them, nor can we stand with any strength or resolution, further than God is pleased to uphold us.”  Matthew Henry (1662-1714)

“When we see our insufficiency and God’s all—sufficiency, then the Lord undertakes for us, to direct us and guide us:  Prov. 3:5-6, ‘Acknowledge the Lord in all thy ways, and he shall direct they paths.’”   Thomas Manton (1620-1677)

“The person of Christ will be the wonder of wonders through all eternity.”  James Madison Pendleton  (1811-1891)

“The finite mind will never be able to fully know the Infinite God.  God is the most overwhelming of all truths.”  Claude Duval Cole  (1885-1968)

“He who praises God for mercies shall never want a mercy for which to praise.”  Charles H. Spurgeon  (1834-1898)

“It is a most spiritual idolatry to ‘lean to our own understanding’. True wisdom is a divine ray, and an emenation from God. Men never obtain it but in the way of a humble trust.” Thomas Manton (1620-1677)

“Thus when God reckons with the believer and asks the fulfillment of the law, behold! There appears on his behalf, deposited by the hand of Christ, an obedience extensive with the very uttermost demand. God neither desires nor can receive … Continue reading →