He that hath slight thoughts of sin never had great thoughts of God. Author: John Owen |
When sin lets us alone we may let sin alone; but as sin is never less quiet than when it seems to be most quiet, and its waters are for the most part deep when they are still, so ought our contrivances against it to be vigorous at all times and in all situations. Author: John Owen |
No man taketh away sins (which the law, though holy, just and good, could not take away), but He in whom there is no sin. - Venerable Bede Author: Assorted Authors |
God's wounds cure, sin's kisses kill. Author: William Gurnall |
It is worse to live like a beast than to be a beast. Author: William Gurnall |
The sins of teachers are the teachers of sin. Author: William Gurnall |
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While the Christian commits a sin he hates it; whereas the hypocrite loves it while he forbears it. Author: William Gurnall |
Therefore it should be our care, if we would not yield to the sin, not to walk by, or sit at, the door of the occasion. Author: William Gurnall |
Sin disabled man to keep God's law, but it doth not enfranchise or disoblige him that he need not keep it. Author: William Gurnall |
Cease to pray and thou will begin to sin. Prayer is not only a means to prevail for mercy but also to prevent sin. Author: William Gurnall |
The profession of a prostitute is the only career in which the maximum income is paid to the newest apprentice. Author: William Booth |
Prostitution is the one calling in which at the beginning the only exertion is that of self-indulgence; all the prizes are at the commencement. It is the ever-new embodiment of the old fable of the sale of the soul to the Devil. The tempter offers wealth, comfort, excitement, but in return the victim must sell her soul, nor does the other party forget to exact his due to the uttermost farthing. Author: William Booth |