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“Repentance, therefore, must spring from a deep consideration and a true sense of its infinite malignity and demerit.” John Colquhoun (1748-1827)

“The better view we have of God, the better will we know ourselves.” Claude Duval Cole (1885-1968)

“Even the most illustrious believer left to himself is as indecisive and confused as are the ignorant. Take counsel in his heart all he will, the answers are all the same. It is like a complex puzzle with most of … Continue reading →

“Shame, guilt, and woe would be my portion if I should leave any effort untried to unfold His glorious image. Let me rather use every power of life and pen to magnify and exalt Him:–to beseech men to ponder Him—to … Continue reading →

“Harshness and contemptuousness are vices inseparable from an ambitious spirit.” Alexander Balmain Bruce (1831-1899)

“Put thou thyself forth in a way of bold adventure for him, and his providence shall be sweetly exercised for thy good.” Simeon Ash

“But as a black background in a picture, which in itself may be thought by some to detract, sets off the lighter colors and heightens their beauty, so the evil of sin, considered absolutely, obscures the glory of God. Yet … Continue reading →

“How foolish and vain for men to leave God out of their calculations! On man’s side every detail may be carefully attended to, everything may be done that is necessary to secure the desired result, and yet without God it … Continue reading →

“For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee;” here is not only a gathering after a forsaking, but “great mercies” to make amends for “a small moment.” He who hath engaged to … Continue reading →

“Nothing moves a father like the cries of his children; he bestirs himself, wakes up his manhood, overthrows the enemy, and sets his beloved in safety.” Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)