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> [I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be, I am not what I hope to be in another world; but still I am not what I once used to be, and by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/i-am-not-what-i-ought-to-be-i-am-not-what-i-want-to-be-i-am-not-what/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

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## More by John Newton

> [Every drop of rain hits its appointed target.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/every-drop-of-rain-hits-its-appointed-target/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

> [ We have no clear ideas of the agency of \[demonic\] spirits, nor is it necessary. The Scripture says little to satisfy our curiosity; but… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/we-have-no-clear-ideas-of-the-agency-of-demonic-spirits-nor-is-it/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

> [I compare the troubles which we have to undergo in the course of the year to a great bundle of sticks, far too large…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/i-compare-the-troubles-which-we-have-to-undergo-in-the-course-of-the/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

> [God works powerfully, but for the most part gently and gradually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/god-works-powerfully-but-for-the-most-part-gently-and-gradually/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

> [Time, by moments, steals away, First the hour, and then the day; Small the daily loss appears, Yet it soon amounts to years](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/time-by-moments-steals-away-first-the-hour-and-then-the-day-small-the/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

> [Whether men are pleased or not, we will, we must, worship the Lamb that was slain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/whether-men-are-pleased-or-not-we-will-we-must-worship-the-lamb-that/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

> [If two angels were sent down from heaven,--one to conduct an empire, and the other to sweep a street,--they would feel no inclination to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/if-two-angels-were-sent-down-from-heaven-one-to-conduct-an-empire-and/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

> [A soul disengaged from the world is a heavenly one; and then are we ready for heaven when our heart is there before us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/a-soul-disengaged-from-the-world-is-a-heavenly-one-and-then-are-we/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

> [By one hour's intimate access to the throne of grace, where the Lord causes His glory to pass before the soul that seeks Him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/by-one-hour-s-intimate-access-to-the-throne-of-grace-where-the-lord/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

> [“The weapons of our warfare, and which alone are powerful to break down the strongholds of error, are not carnal, but spiritual. They are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/the-weapons-of-our-warfare-and-which-alone-are-powerful-to-break-down/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

> [If two angels were to receive at the same moment a commission from God, one to go down and rule earth’s grandest empire, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/if-two-angels-were-to-receive-at-the-same-moment-a-commission-from/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

> [If it were possible for me to alter any part of his plan, I could only spoil it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/if-it-were-possible-for-me-to-alter-any-part-of-his-plan-i-could-only/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

> [May we sit at the foot of the cross; and there learn what sin has done, what justice has done, what love has done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/may-we-sit-at-the-foot-of-the-cross-and-there-learn-what-sin-has-done/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

> [“Self-righteousness can feed upon doctrines—as well as upon works!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/self-righteousness-can-feed-upon-doctrines-as-well-as-upon-works/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

> [We can easily manage if we will only take, each day, the burden appointed to it. But the load will be too heavy for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newton/we-can-easily-manage-if-we-will-only-take-each-day-the-burden/)

[John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newton/)

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