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“There is a virtue in the death of Jesus, so precious, so mighty, that it has resistless power with God.”   (Henry Law;  1797-1884)

”To plough the soil is as much a natural action as to eat or drink; yet as all such actions are performed by wicked men for merely selfish purposes, without any regard to God and the general good, they become … Continue reading →

“Oh, that we could but convince men and women that a murmuring spirit is a greater evil than any affliction, whatever the affliction.”  (Jeremiah Burroughs;  1599-1646)

“Let every one consider seriously and frequently the infinite odiousness and demerit of his transgressions and his extreme need of union and communion with the Lord Jesus Christ.”  (John Colquhoun;  1748-1827)

“Nor can we conceive of any new determinations arising in the Eternal Mind, or any purposes formed by our Maker, that were not from everlasting, without supposing him defective in knowledge, or mutable in his perfections.”  (Abraham Booth;  1734-1806)

“Angels are called ‘the sons of God,’ and are mighty in power and excellent in created glory; but when they come to be compared with God, it is said they are not pure in his sight; and he charged them … Continue reading →

“Every blessing is too good for us to receive if we measure it by our unworthiness; but no blessing is too good for God to give if we judge it by his surpassing excellence.”  (Charles H. Spurgeon;  1834-1892)

“No, my brethren; our Lord has told us that ‘a man’s life consists not in the abundance of the things that he possesses.’”  (Thomas McCrie; 1772-1835)

“The more a man ‘against hope believes in hope,’ and the less he lives by sense, the more he glorifies God.”  (William Bridge;  1608-1671)

“His acts are righteous because they are His, not because of the object He acts upon.  There is no need to say that God is just because He punishes the guilty.  God is just even if He afflicts the innocent.”  … Continue reading →