How great then is the folly, and how contemptible are the judgments of all carnal men, and how little need have we to be discouraged by their sneers or insults! That man must be foolish or mad, that knows no difference between Dirt and Gold. Richard Baxter
More than Life
Every good Christian has a spirit of martyrdom in him, and is ready to suffer for the truth rather than the truth should suffer. Thomas Watson
The Greatest Commandment, the Greatest Joy
Love is a grace that shoots the gulf with us, and attends us not only to the suburbs, but into the very heart of heaven, when other graces conduct us only to the gates, and then take their leave of us, as having no business there. Stephen Charnock
The Fight with Sin
No sooner shall we take up arms in this holy war, but we shall have all the saints on earth, and all the angels in heaven, engaged on our party. Henry Scougal
Joy Everlasting
The loveliness of every creature is of a confining and obstructing nature. Our esteem of it diminishes the closer we approach to it, or the longer we enjoy it. Creatures, like pictures, are fairest at a certain distance, but it is not so with Christ; the nearer the soul approaches him, and the longer it […]
The Way the Truth the Life
Let none say that when we invite them to Christ we would draw them from God… Matthew Henry
Hear Him
When you speak to God by prayer, be willing to hear him speak to you in his word, that there may be communion between you and God. Matthew Henry
Bold Faith
Away then with all perplexing fears and desponding thoughts. Henry Scougal
He Turns Away None Who Come To Him
You will certainly be accepted of the Father if your soul lays hold of Jesus Christ. Johnathan Edwards
Courageous Faith
Away then with all perplexing fears and desponding thoughts. To undertake vigorously, and rely confidently on the divine assistance, is more than half the conquest. “Let us arise and be doing, and the Lord will be with us.” Henry Scougal