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“But why does God save some, and not all? Because such is ‘the good pleasure of His will.’ He has infinitely wise reasons for this, though we understand them not.” Horatius Bonar

“The doleful anguish and excruciating death of the Lamb of God are comments on the evil and demerit of sin, which the penitent reads with deep attention.” John Colquhoun (1748-1827)

“Christ comes and picks away the weeds, the sin of our prayer, and presents nothing but flowers to His Father, which are a sweet-smelling savour.” Thomas Watson (1620-1686)

“We find it is wholly set against the truth. Every will since the fall, is wholly opposed to God and His Word. Man needs no foreign influence, no external power, to make him reject the truth. That he does by … Continue reading →

“Only direct thy faith to the depths both of the wisdom and knowledge of God, that it may honour His judgments and ways, the individual particulars of which the human mind can never understand.” Rudolf E. Stier (1816-1862) “The end … Continue reading →

“What barren restless waters does the light at first reveal. But the very discovery of the barrenness is progress.” Andrew Jukes (1815-1901)

“There is an inseparable relation between faith and the Word, and these can be no more torn asunder from each other than rays of light from the sun.” John Calvin (1509-1564)

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

“The saints’ graces are weapons to defend them, wings to elevate them, jewels to enrich them, spices to perfume them, stars to adorn them, cordials to refresh them.” Thomas Watson (1620-1686)

“To destroy the power of sin in a man’s soul is as great a work as to take the guilt of sin away.” Thomas Goodwin (1600-1679)