Christ is made light of, either because men think he is theirs already, or because he may easily be theirs at any time. It is true, that grace is free, and the offer is universal, wherever the Gospel is preached. And it is true, that men may have Christ whenever they are willing to comply […]
Separation to Holiness or Separation from God
Because God is a Father, do not think you may take liberty to sin, if you do, he may act as if he were no Father, and throw hell into your conscience. When David presumed upon God’s paternal affection, and began to wax wanton under mercy, God made him pay dear for it by withdrawing […]
He is Our Joy
Take away Christ, and where is the loveliness of any enjoyment? The best creature-comfort apart from Christ is but a broken cistern. It cannot hold one drop of true comfort. John Flavel
Let a Man Boast inThis
The end (purpose) of the Word itself, is to instruct us in the knowledge of God in Christ. John Owen
Why He is to be Trusted
As wisdom is the directive principle of all divine operations, so goodness is the communicative principle that is effectual in them. He is good, and he doth good–yea he doth good because he is good, and for no other reason… John Owen
Complacency
Men have houses and lands to look after, wife and children, body and outward estate, and therefore they forget that they have a God, a Redeemer, a Soul to mind. Richard Baxter
He Alone is Worthy
Things that shine as single stars with a particular glory, all meet in Christ as a glorious constellation. John Flavel
The Faith of the Longsuffering
If God be our Father, let us submit patiently to his will. If he lay his strokes on us, they are the corrections of a Father, not the punishments of a judge. Thomas Watson
Faith Shown by Works
There are three things necessary to the well being of a church, and which are most considerable in the constitution of it. Those are doctrine, worship, and discipline. Matthew Henry
The Secret to Joy
I am persuaded, O God, I am persuaded, that I can never be happy, till my carnal and corrupt affections be mortified, and the pride and vanity of my spirit be subdued, and till I come seriously to despise the world, and think nothing of myself. Henry Scougal