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Christianity teacheth me that what I charitably give alive, I carry with me dead; and experience teacheth me that what I leave behind, I lose. I will carry that treasure with me by giving it, which the worldling lose by keeping it; so while his corpse shall carry nothing but a winding cloth to his grave, I shall be richer under the earth than I was above it. [Joseph Hall]
Be as much troubled by unjust praises, as by unjust slanders. [Philip Henry]
Though the truth is, that until a man comes to be fully persuaded of the truth of them from the same Spirit that dictated them, every soul will be as apt to waver in his faith, concerning their being the word of God, as he in Tully, who only believed in the immortality of the soul from the reading of Plato’s book, which (if I remember right) the Roman orator expresseth in words to this sense: I have read over Plato’s book again and again; but I know not how it comes to pass, so long as I am reading I agree with it; but no sooner is the book out of my hands but de immortalitate animæ dubitare cœpi, I begin to doubt whether the soul be immortal, yea or no. But, however, in one degree or other every Christian makes that the principle of his religion, that the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the word of God. Some believe it more faintly and uncertainly, some more fixedly and firmly; and accordingly the faith of persons, as to them, is more or less operative. [Matthew Poole]
The proud person is Satan’s throne, and the idle man his pillow. He sitteth in the former, and sleepeth quietly on the latter. [George Swinnock]
If youth be sick of the will-nots, old age is in danger of shall-nots. [William Secker]
The devil has three ways by which he makes men seek after him. First, commonly, he covers holiness with other names. Secondly, he persuades men that sins are but little. Thirdly, that they may be repented of hereafter. [John Collins]
Riches may leave us while we live, we must leave them when we die. [Thomas Fuller]
A man may be so bold of his predestination, that he forget his conversation. [Thomas Adams]
When we have controversy with the wicked, we should take heed that private spleen do not rule us, but that only our interest in God’s quarrel with them doth move us. [David Dickson]
If we cannot do the good things that we desire, in that exquisite manner that we would, we must content ourselves with the mean; and in things which are good, and to be done, it is the safest course to satisfy ourselves in the less, lest in venturing to do the more, which cannot be, we grow to the extremity, and so fail or offend in our action. [William Perkins]
Oh, that I might never be so void of love to my fallen brother as not to give him a serious reproof, nor so void of love to myself as not to receive a serious reproof. [George Swinnock]
A good conscience sweetens evils to to a man, as trouble, crosses, sorrows, afflictions. If a man has true peace in his conscience, it comforts him in them all. When things abroad do disquiet us, how comfortable it is to have something at home to cheer us? So when troubles and afflictions without, turmoil and vex us and add sorrow to sorrow, then to have peace within, the peace of conscience, to allay all and quiet all, what happiness is this? When sickness and death cometh, what will a good conscience be worth then? Sure, more than all the world besides…The conscience is God’s echo of peace to the soul, in life, in death, in judgment it is unspeakable comfort. [William Fenner]
Is it so delightful to receive the visits of Jesus for an hour? And will it not be infinitely more so, to dwell with him forever? ‘Lord,’ may you well say, ‘When I dwell with thee, I shall dwell in holiness, for thou art thyself holiness; I shall dwell in love, for thou art love thyself; I shall dwell in joy, for thou art the fountain of joy, as thou art in the Father and the Father in thee. [Philip Doddridge]
Thus doth our blessed Jesus step up to be arbitrator, mediator, and referee betwixt God and sinners. This is the case; God and man are at variance in consequence of Adam’s apostacy.. How must these be made friends? Infinite love and wisdom have found out, and an expedient that is sufficient to effect it, even the second person of the Trinity, assuming the nature of man, and interposing two ways:—1. By suffering the penalty that man had deserved, and satisfying justice by his meritorious oblation of himself…and thus he hath reconciled God and man by his death on the cross…2. The intercession of Christ, now in heaven; he is our advocate because he is the proitation for our sins, 1 John 2:1-2. Thus Christ is now in heaven to pursue the same design he had upon the cross, so that Christ’s intercession sets out the perpetual efficacy of his sacrifice, and the continual app[lication of it to believers...[Oliver Heywood]
Mutual communion is the soul of all true friendship; and a familiar converse with a friend hath the greatest sweetness in it…(so) besides the common tribute of the daily worship you owe to (God), take occasion to come into his presence on purpose to have communion with him. This is truly friendly, for friendship is most maintained and kept up by visits; and these, the more free and less occasioned by urgent business..they are, the more friendly they are..We use to check our friends with this upbraiding. You still (always) come when you have some business, but when will you come to see me?…When thou comest into his presence, be telling him still how well thou lovest him; labour to abound in expressions of that kind, that which… there is nothing more taking with the heart of any friend. [Thomas Goodwin]
Therefore, to be drawn to Christ by the Father, and to hear and learn of the Father in order to come to Christ, is nothing else than to receive from the Father the gift by which to believe in Christ. For it was not the hearers of the gospel that were distinguished from those who did not hear, but the believers from those who did not believe, by Him who said, ‘No man cometh to me except it were given him of my Father. [Augustine]
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Shall I now entreat you to consider what has been said and, to think what an abominable and ugly thing sin is? It is the worst of evils, worse than the worst of words can express. It is contrary to God and man. For proof of this I have brought witness from heaven and earth, and hell. I have shown you how dearly it cost Jesus Christ who died for it. Therefore stand in awe and sin not. Lay up the Word of God’s command, promise and threatening, that you may not sin against him. Take heed of sinning, for at once you sin against God and your own selves. [Ralph Venning]
The Apostle exhorteth us to singing,so he instructeth us what the matter of our song should be, to wit, Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Now these three be the very titles of the Songs of David, as they are delivered to us by the Holy Ghost Himself..Now what reason can be given why the Apostle should direct us in our singing to the very title of David’s Psalms if it were not his meaning that we should sing them? [Joseph Cotton]
Hypocrites have awakening grace, and are much troubled; they have enlightening grace and know more than many Christians; they have affecting grace, and are wonderfully taken with the glad tidings of the Gospel, but satisfying grace, or grace that brings them to full rest, and satisfying sweetness of God, not only to their consciences but to their hearts.. this they never came to.. this is the last end and fruit of the redemption of Christ so to satiate as not to desire other things, and there to stay, though the heart doth oft not feel the same sweetness. [Thomas Shephard]
Revivals of Religion were nowhere heard of, and an orthodox creed and a decent external conduct were the only points of which inquiry were made when persons were admitted to the communion of the Church. The habit of the preachers was to address their people as though they were all pious, and only needed instruction and confirmation…Under such a state of things, it is easy to concieve that in a short time vital piety may have almost deserted the church. And nothing is more certain, than that when people have sunk into this deplorable state they will be disposed to manifest strong opposition to faithful, pointed preaching; and will be apt to view every appearance of revival with an unfavourable eye. Accordingly, when God raised up preachers, animated with a burning zeal, who laboured faithfully to convince their hearers of their ruined condition, and of the necessity of a thorough conversion from sin, the opposition to them was violent. The Gospel, among people in such a condition, is sure to produce strife and division between those who fall under its influence and those whose carnal minds urge them to oppose it. [Archibald Alexander]
The proper inward effect that accompanies this ordinance is inward affliction and distress of conscience by Satan, which of all afflictions is the greatest punishment…This we see in the excommunication of the Corinthian; whose excommunication is said to be a delivering up unto Satan in the Name of the Lord Jesus (1 Cor 5:4f.) He was going to be cast out by a commission from Christ, which going forth in His Name, when they published it on earth, He signed it in Heaven. It was with much lamentation and sore trouble this sentence was passed on offenders. [Goodwin]
The female sex here hold an honourable place in society, and have an important influence upon its concerns. The first place at the table, in the family, in the social circle, and in every other situation where they are found, is given to them of course. On all occassions they are treated with marked respect and attention, and the man who behaves rudely or insolently to a woman is considered as hardly meriting the name. [Timothy Dwight--Travels in New England and New York]
The application of their discourses is either short, or indistinct and general. They difference not the precious from the vile, and divide not to every man his portion, according to the apostolic direction to Timothy. No! They carelessly offer a common mess to their people and leave them to divide it amongst themselves as they see fit. This is indeed their general practice, which is bad enough. But sometimes, they do worse, by misapplying the word, through ignorance or anger. They often strengthen the hands of the wicked by promising him life. They comfort people before they convince them; sow before they plow; and are busy in raising a fabric before they lay a foundation. These foolish builders do but strengthen men’s carnal security, by their soft, selfish, cowardly discourses. They have not the courage or honesty, to thrust the nail of terror into sleeping souls. [Gilbert Tennent]
Nothing much to tell. I’m walking a single solitary pilgrims walk, in England, that is not an easy one. I am a Calvinistic Covenanter Christian, My Autonomic Nervous system is failing slowly, which has led to severe disability, with an ultra rare disease than medics don’t even understand, often misdiagnose.and will no doubt kill me at some point. But, I trust the Lord to get me where I’m going. All glory to HIM.
The symptomology listed on the link, most porphyrics will only have most of those symptoms if in an acute attack. A few of us, with the ongoing, smouldering symptoms, that never go away, have most if not all of the symptom list, even when not in an acute attack, and are persistent and constant. Anyone who has ever been in the psychiactric system, diagnosed as this or that, even if physically well, should consider this illness could be responsible. King George III, the most famous porphyric, his sole symptom was “insanity.” Its so rare in part, because it’s massively under-diagnosed. But in making this illness known, when it struck me physically a few years ago, God vindicated me from every mis-diagnoses and bersmirchment upon me medically that has ever been made, and has made them all null and void.
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