Guidance & Wisdom
God, like the true mother, will have all or none.
Our senses are the landing ports of our spiritual enemies.
Though we are engaged in it, and are obliged to work for our children; though we are obliged to follow trades and merchandise, and to be serviceable to the commonwealth, yet if we are real Christians, we shall be loose to the world.
Christianity, in one sense, is very near as old as the creation.
We labor to cover our nakedness with the fig-leaves of our own righteousness.
I say, declare it by your lives. For to give him thanks, barely with your lips; while your hearts are far from him, is but a mock sacrifice, nay, an abomination unto the Lord.
Sin disunites the most united hearts: It is, the bane of holy fellowship.
Meekness is necessary for people in power; a man that is passionate is dangerous.
Before you can speak peace to your heart, you must be brought to see that God may damn you for the best prayer you ever put up.
Behold, we put ourselves as blanks in thine hands, deal with us as seemeth good in thy sight, only let every cross, ever affliction, every temptation, be overruled to the stamping thy blessed image in more lively characters on our hearts.
From whence we may infer, that the only reason, why so many neglect to read the words of scripture diligently to their children is, because the words of scripture are not in their hearts.
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