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title: "3 Brethren Quotes By Robert Murray M'Cheyne"
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> [O believing brethren! What an instrument is this which God hath put into your hands! Prayer moves Him that moves the universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/o-believing-brethren-what-an-instrument-is-this-which-god-hath-put/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

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> [I tell you, brethren, if mercies and if judgments do not convert you, God has no other arrows in His quiver.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/i-tell-you-brethren-if-mercies-and-if-judgments-do-not-convert-you/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

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> [A believer longs after God, to come into his presence, to feel his love, to feel near to him in secret, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/a-believer-longs-after-god-to-come-into-his-presence-to-feel-his-love/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

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## Other authors on Brethren

## More by Robert Murray M'Cheyne

> [Even in the wildest storms the sky is not all dark; and so in the darkest dealings of God with His children, there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/even-in-the-wildest-storms-the-sky-is-not-all-dark-and-so-in-the/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

> [If Christ justifies you, He will sanctify you! He will not save you and leave you in your sins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/if-christ-justifies-you-he-will-sanctify-you-he-will-not-save-you-and/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

> [One gem from that ocean is worth all the pebbles of earthly streams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/one-gem-from-that-ocean-is-worth-all-the-pebbles-of-earthly-streams/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

> [There cannot be a secret Christian. Grace is like ointment hid in the hand; it betrayeth itself. If you truly feel the sweetness of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/there-cannot-be-a-secret-christian-grace-is-like-ointment-hid-in-the/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

> [Do not fear the face of man. Remember how small their anger will appear in eternity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/do-not-fear-the-face-of-man-remember-how-small-their-anger-will/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

> [“Let your soul be filled with a heart-ravishing sense of the sweetness and excellency of Christ and all that is in Him. Let the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/let-your-soul-be-filled-with-a-heart-ravishing-sense-of-the-sweetness/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

> [Remember also, the present is your only time to be saved. There is no believing, no repenting, no conversion in the grave---no minister will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/remember-also-the-present-is-your-only-time-to-be-saved-there-is-no/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

> [I never see a sign Licensed to sell spirits without thinking that it is a license to ruin souls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/i-never-see-a-sign-licensed-to-sell-spirits-without-thinking-that-it/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

> [The purest joy in the world is joy in Christ Jesus. When the Spirit is poured down, his people get very near and clear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/the-purest-joy-in-the-world-is-joy-in-christ-jesus-when-the-spirit-is/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

> [It is not so much great talents that God blesses, as great likeness to Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/it-is-not-so-much-great-talents-that-god-blesses-as-great-likeness-to/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

> [You will never find Jesus so precious as when the world is one vast howling wilderness. Then he is like a rose blooming in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/you-will-never-find-jesus-so-precious-as-when-the-world-is-one-vast/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

> [Go on, dear brother; but an inch of time remains, and then eternal ages roll on for ever--but an inch on which we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/go-on-dear-brother-but-an-inch-of-time-remains-and-then-eternal-ages/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

> [O believing brethren! What an instrument is this which God hath put into your hands! Prayer moves Him that moves the universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/o-believing-brethren-what-an-instrument-is-this-which-god-hath-put/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

> [When the voice of Christ speaks through the Word, then you will arise, and leave all, and follow Him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/when-the-voice-of-christ-speaks-through-the-word-then-you-will-arise/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

> [Remember, you are not a tree, that can live or stand alone. You are only a branch. And it is only while you abide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-murray-m-cheyne/remember-you-are-not-a-tree-that-can-live-or-stand-alone-you-are-only/)

[Robert Murray M'Cheyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-murray-m-cheyne/)

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