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“But foolish man may think many things to be necessary for him, which the all-wise God knoweth to be not only unnecessary, but hurtful, and therefore mercifully denies what men ignorantly desire to their hurt.”  (Matthew Poole  1624-1679)

“When we bear the burden of our own affairs ourselves, and are chastised with anxiety and want of success, and with envying the ungodly who prosper better than we do, the best remedy is first to do our duty, as … Continue reading →

You will find also that objections urged against God’s sovereignty and man’s helplessness are just different manifestations of human pride – the pride into which Satan tempted Adam, “Ye shall be as gods,” and into which all his offspring have … Continue reading →

“Oh!  the strange passions, the strange imaginations, the strange conclusions, that attend a distempered judgment.”  (Thomas Brooks, 1608-1680)

“The world is infinitely deceived in thinking that contentment lies in having more than we already have.”  (Jeremiah Burroughs, 1600-1646)

“True faith is blind to everything except the Divine command.”  William Garden Blaikie  (1820-1899)

“Nor is there any knowledge of God at all attainable by men themselves, and what they see and know by revelation is but as nothing in comparison of what Christ hath.”  George Hutcheson (1615–1674)

By the immutability of God is meant that he is incapable of change, either in duration of life, or in nature, character, will or happiness.  In none of these, nor in any other respect is there any possibility of change.  … Continue reading →

“The furnace of afflictions shows upright, real faith to be such indeed, remaining still the same even in the fire, the same that it was, undiminished, as good gold loses none of its quality in the fire.”  Robert Leighton  (1611-1684)

Psalm 143.  “This worthy Psalm containeth these three things:  First, a confession of his sins.  Second, a lamentation over his injuries.  Third, a supplication for temporal deliverance and spiritual graces.”  Archibald Symson  (1790-1847)