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“There is a crown of glory proposed unto thee above all conceit of merit; stick fast unto his word, and suffer nothing to divide thee from it.”  (John Ball 1632)

“The worst evil that ever was committed in the world, to wit, the crucifying of the Prince of glory, Jesus Christ, did not only fall under the foreknowledge of God, but also under His determinate counsel, “Him being delivered by … Continue reading →

“Watch.”  “We do injustice to that good and happy word, ‘watch,’ when we take it as watching against; against a danger; against a coming evil.  It will bear that interpretation; but it is a far higher, and better, and more … Continue reading →

“One of their greatest perils is, a temptation to use unlawful means for terminating their trials.”  William S. Plumer (1802-1880)

“Let us therefore firmly retain our religion, as instituted by the will of God, and constantly reject what is beyond it, as coming from man, and not from the Lord; from earth, and not from heaven.”  John Daille  (1594-1670)

“All soul declension arises from the admission of things into the mind contrary to the nature of indwelling grace.”  Octavius Winslow  (1808-1878)

“God is a free agent to work by what hand he pleases; and sometimes he takes pleasure to do great things by weak means, that ‘no flesh may glory in his presence.”  Thomas Brooks (1608-1680)

“To attain a facility and dexterity of language in prayer, and put thy meaning into apt and decent expressions, is easy; but to get thy heart broken for sin, while thou art confessing it; melted with free grace while thou … Continue reading →

“If the crucifixion of Christ, or His offering up Himself as a sacrifice for sin, was in the eternal plan, then plainly the fall of Adam and all other sins which made that sacrifice necessary were in the plan, no … Continue reading →

“What greater preferment are men capable of in this world than to be God’s favourites?”  Matthew Henry (1662-1714)