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> [“Christ did not redeem and save poor souls by sitting in majesty on his heavenly throne, but by hanging on the shameful cross, under the tormenting hand of man’s fury and God’s just wrath.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/christ-did-not-redeem-and-save-poor-souls-by-sitting-in-majesty-on/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

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## More by William Gurnall

> [“The more the soul loves the word, the more craving it has after it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/the-more-the-soul-loves-the-word-the-more-craving-it-has-after-it/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

> [“Labour to get Christ, and through him hopes of heaven, and thou takest the right road to content; thou”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/labour-to-get-christ-and-through-him-hopes-of-heaven-and-thou-takest/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

> [The chains of love are stronger than the chains of fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/the-chains-of-love-are-stronger-than-the-chains-of-fear/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

> [Compare not thyself with those that have less than thyself, but look on those that have far exceeded thee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/compare-not-thyself-with-those-that-have-less-than-thyself-but-look/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

> [“All error dreads the light of the word, and fears more to be examined by that, than a thief does to be tried before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/all-error-dreads-the-light-of-the-word-and-fears-more-to-be-examined/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

> [It is the saint's duty, and should be their care, not only to believe that God is Almighty, but also to strongly believe that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/it-is-the-saint-s-duty-and-should-be-their-care-not-only-to-believe/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

> [Oh, it is sad for a poor Christian to stand at the door of the promise, in the dark night of affliction, afraid to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/oh-it-is-sad-for-a-poor-christian-to-stand-at-the-door-of-the-promise/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

> [“That he who means to be a Christian indeed, must endeavour to maintain the power of holiness and righteousness in his life and conversation.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/that-he-who-means-to-be-a-christian-indeed-must-endeavour-to-maintain/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

> [“Meditate of Christ’s coming to judgment. Surely thou wilt not easily sleep while this trumpet, that shall call all mankind to judgment, shall sound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/meditate-of-christ-s-coming-to-judgment-surely-thou-wilt-not-easily/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

> [“There is no more difference betwixt a hypocrite and an apostate, than betwixt a green apple and a ripe one; come a while hence,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/there-is-no-more-difference-betwixt-a-hypocrite-and-an-apostate-than/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

> [“Never can we truly recover our courage, till we recover our holiness—‘If”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/never-can-we-truly-recover-our-courage-till-we-recover-our-holiness-if/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

> [Justifying faith is not a naked assent to the truths of the gospel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/justifying-faith-is-not-a-naked-assent-to-the-truths-of-the-gospel/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

> [Let this encourage those of you who belong to Christ: the storm may be tempestuous, but it is only temporary. The clouds that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/let-this-encourage-those-of-you-who-belong-to-christ-the-storm-may-be/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

> [The Word of God is too sacred a thing, and preaching too solemn a work, to be toyed and played with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/the-word-of-god-is-too-sacred-a-thing-and-preaching-too-solemn-a-work/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

> [God would not rub so hard if it were not to fetch out the dirt that is ingrained in our natures. God loves purity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/god-would-not-rub-so-hard-if-it-were-not-to-fetch-out-the-dirt-that/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

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