A Puritan at Heart

Daily quote from the puritans

Respecting our fellow-travellers

I would fain have as free, as large, and as sweet a heart towards saints, as Christ hath. For a wolf to worry a lamb is usual, but for a lamb to worry a lamb is unnatural; for Christ’s lilies to be among thorns, is ordinary, but for these lilies to become thorns, to tear and fetch blood of one another, is monstrous and strange. Ah, Christians! Can Turks and Pagans agree? Can Herod and Pilate agree? Can Moab and Ammon agree? Can bears and lions, can wolves and tigers agree? yea, which is more, can a legion of devils agree in one body? and shall not the saints, whom heaven must hold at last agree?…All saints are fellow-members, fellow soldiers, fellow-travellers, fellow-heirs, fellow-sufferers, and fellow-citizens; and therefore I cannot, dare not, but love them all, and prize them all. [Thomas Brooks]

January 29, 2008 - Posted by Deejay | Thomas Brooks | | 1 Comment

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  1. aah i love that :)

    Comment by Josh Mitchell | January 30, 2008

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