Tokens Quotes by John Newton

Every drop of rain hits its appointed target.

— 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…

— 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…

— John Newton

God works powerfully, but for the most part gently and gradually.

— 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

— John Newton

Whether men are pleased or not, we will, we must, worship the Lamb that was slain.

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— John Newton

If it were possible for me to alter any part of his plan, I could only spoil it.

— John Newton