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“It is a prayer not proceeding from a doubting and wavering heart, as if God did at sometimes deliver his church, and at others fail and leave her to the will of her enemies; but grounded upon certain knowledge and … Continue reading →

“A view of the divine glory crucifies our lusts, and puts the corruptions of our heart to death.” John Angell James (1785-1859)

“And the Holy Scripture calls God’s election the Book of Life. As I said before, Jesus Christ serves for a Register: it is He in whom we are engraved, and in whom God acknowledges us for His children. Seeing then … Continue reading →

“Our justification is by faith alone: works form no part of that righteousness in which we can stand before the tribunal of God.” Charles Hodge (1797-1878)

“The smoke and the fragrance ascend to heaven. All is accepted—Christ first, then each of His people. He passed through suffering, fire and flame—then was accepted. They being reckoned one with Him, are treated as if they had done so … Continue reading →

“The unborn Baptist could not restrain emotion, when the unborn Jesus was brought near.” Henry Law (1797-1884)

“To say that man could grow holy and spotless, that he could secure God’s grace, and attain to salvation by an act of his own free will, was teaching that attracted, as it still does attract, thousands.” Warburton (1698-1779)

“It is the great work of faith to cry out after God, at a distance, when you are afraid lest at the next turn he should be quite out of sight.” John Owen (1616-1683)

“’his faith is counted for righteousness.’  We see here the nature of the faith that is counted for righteousness; it is the faith of one who regards himself as “ungodly,” and unable to justify himself by his own works, but … Continue reading →

“The Lord’s people are a humbled people, afflicted, emptied, sensible of their need, driven to a daily attendance on God, daily begging of him, and living only upon the hope of what is promised: for so are they here described … Continue reading →