When all the hidden things of darkness shall be brought to light, and the counsels of the heart shall be made manifest; when those secret impurities and subtle frauds whereof the world did never suspect us, shall be exposed and laid open to public view, and many thousand actions which we never dreamed to be […]
For out of the heart…
The heart of man is his worst part before it is regenerated, and the best part afterward; it is the seat of principles, and the fountain of actions. The eye of God is, and the eye of the Christian ought to be, principally fixed upon it. John Flavel
Clouds without rain
It is better to mortify one sin than to understand all mysteries…knowledge without repentance will be but a torch to light men to hell. Thomas Watson
His Sheep know His Voice
A repenting soul subscribes to God’s will and answers to his call, as the echo to the voice. Thomas Watson
Honoring with their Lips
Men profess they know the truth; but they know it not in its proper order, in its harmony and use. It leads them not to Christ, it brings not Christ unto them; and so is lifeless and useless. Hence, ofttimes, none are more estranged from the life of God than such as have much notional […]
Righteous Judgment
And then let us never look upon any sin as light and inconsiderable; but be fully persuaded, that the smallest is infinitely heinous in the sight of God, and prejudicial to the souls of men; and that, if we had the right sense of things, we should be as deeply affected with the least irregularities, […]
He is the Potter
A piece of lead, while it is in the lump, can be put to no use, but melt it, and you may then cast it into any mould, and it is made useful. So a heart that is hardened into a lump of sin is good for nothing, but when it is dissolved by repentance, […]
O Wretched Man That I Am
Why does faith act no stronger but because it is clogged with sense? Why does love to God burn no purer but because it is hindered with lust? Original sin incorporates with our graces. As bad lungs cause an asthma or shortness of breath, so original sin having infected our heart, our graces now breathe […]
A New Heart
Heaven, indeed, is not only a place, but a nature; and it is a contradiction to think that any can be happy with a nature contrary to the very essence of happiness. Stephen Charnock
By Grace Alone
O miserable impenitent souls! What think you to reply, when God shall ask you, “Why did you not repent and love your Redeemer above the world, when you imagined you could easily do it at any time?” Richard Baxter