Charles Simeon Quotes

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• Feast of the Holy Cross Does not every man feel, that there is corruption enough within him to drive him to the commission of the…
• The tender heart, the broken and contrite spirit, are to me far above all the joys that I could ever hope for in this vale…
• Excess of trouble may, for a time, distract and overwhelm the soul. Our Lord himself seems to have experienced somewhat of this. Our prayers, perhaps,…
• If you have indeed been so highly distinguished, should you not ‘live no longer to yourselves, but altogether unto Him who died for you and…
• We shall do well ever to remember, that Christianity is not a mere speculative theory, that is to inform the mind; but a great practical…
• Learn, brethren, before it be too late, that ‘without Christ you can do nothing:’ that ‘all your fresh springs are in him:’ and ‘of him…
• However advanced a man may be in piety or age; he is still in danger of falling.
• You often feel that your prayers scarcely reach the ceiling; but, oh, get into this humble spirit by considering how good the Lord is, and…
• Our holiness is an effect, not a cause; so long as our eyes are on our own personal whiteness as an end in itself, the…
• I have never thought that the circumstance of God's having forgiven me was any reason why I should forgive myself.
• No man can in any measure resemble the scripture saints.
• Our calling is not primarily to be holy women, but to work for God and for others with Him.
• With this sweet hope of ultimate acceptance with God, I have always enjoyed much cheerfulness before men; but I have at the same time laboured…
• The sigh, the groan of a broken heart, will soon go through the ceiling up to heaven, aye, into the very bosom of God.
• My dear brother, we must not mind a little suffering for Christs sake. When I am getting through a hedge, if my head and shoulders…
• Another observation, in a former letter of yours, has not escaped my remembrance – the three lessons which a minister has to learn: 1. Humility.…

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