 Prayer is the midwife of mercy, that helps to bring it forth. Topics: Prayer |
| You may as soon find a living man who does not breathe, as a living Christian who does not pray. Topics: Prayer |
| God has wisely kept us in the dark concerning future events and reserved for himself the knowledge of them, that he may train us up in a dependence upon himself and a continued readiness for every event. Topics: Prophecy, The Future |
| When passion is on the throne reason is out of doors. Topics: Reasoning, Passion |
| Seducers are more dangerous enemies to the church than persecutors. Topics: Rebellion, Enemies, Persecution |
| If men's religion prevails not to conquer and cure the wickedness of their hearts, it shall not always serve for a cloak. The day is coming when hypocrites will be stripped of their fig-leaves. Topics: Religion, Hypocrisy |
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| Those that boast most of the religion may be suspected of partiality and hypocrisy in it. Topics: Religion, Hypocrisy, Boasting
Source: Commentary, 1 Samuel 5:13. |
| Some people do not like to hear much of repentance; but I think it is so necessary that if I should die in the pulpit, I would desire to die preaching repentance, and if out of the pulpit I would desire to die practicing it. Topics: Repentance |
| Many mourn for their sins that do not truly repent of them, weep bitterly for them, and yet continue in love and league with them. Topics: Repentance
Source: Commentary, 1 Samuel 24:16. |
| None can know their election but by their conformity to Christ; for all who are chosen are chosen to sanctification. Topics: Sanctification |
| The Scriptures were written, not to make us astronomers, but to make us saints. Topics: Scripture |
| The first lesson in Christ's school is self-denial. Topics: Self-denial |
