All John Flavel Quotes
- That which begins not with prayer, seldom winds up with comfort. Begins
- Afflictions have the same use and end to our souls, that frosty weather hath upon those clothes that are laid and bleaching, they alter the… Affliction
- The more afflictions you have been under, the more assistance you have had for this life of holiness. Affliction
- It is the great support and solace of the saints in all the distresses that befall them here, that there is a wise Spirit sitting… Affliction
- Whatsoever we have over-loved, idolized, and leaned upon, God has from time to time broken it, and made us to see the vanity of it;… Blessing
- Wrath to come implies both the futurity and perpetuity of this wrath.... Yea, it is not only certainly future, but when it comes it will… Abiding
- If time be a ring of gold, opportunity is the rich diamond that gives it both its value and glory. Both
- Oh sirs, deal with sin as sin, and speak of heaven and hell as they are, and not as if you were in jest. Christianity
- Tell me, you vain professor, when did you shed a tear for the deadness, hardness, unbelief, or earthliness of your heart? Do you think that… Broad
- Turn in upon yourselves, get into your closets, and now resolve to dwell there. You have been strangers to this work too long; you have… Been
- If you neglect to instruct children in the way of holiness, will the devil neglect to instruct them in the way of wickedness? No; if… Children
- How often has providence convinced its observers, upon a sober recollection of the events of their lives, that if the Lord had left them to… Been
- If God has given you but a small portion of the world, yet if you are godly He has promised never to forsake you (Heb.… Able
- All the dark, intricate, puzzling providences at which we were sometimes so offended...we shall [one day] see to be to us, as the difficult passage… All
- Providence so orders the case, that faith and prayer come between our wants and supplies, and the goodness of God may be the more magnified… Case
- Ah, did we but rightly understand what the demerit of sin is, we would rather admire the bounty of God than complain of the straithandedness… Admire
- Look around in the world, and you may see some in every place who are objects of pity, bereaved by sad accidents of all the… Accidents
- When the world smiles upon us, and we have got a warm nest, how do we prophesy of rest and peace in those acquisitions, thinking… Acquisition
- Let us consider and marvel that ever this great and blessed God should be so much concerned, as you have heard He is in all… Add
- You may look upon some providences once and again, and see little or nothing in them, but look "seven times," that is, meditate often upon… Cloud
- When our needs are permitted to grow to an extremity, and all visible hopes fail, then to have relief given wonderfully enhances the price of… All
- Sometimes God makes use of instruments for good to His people, who designed nothing but evil and mischief to them. Thus Joseph's brethren were instrumental… Advancement
- [Providences] often puzzle and entangle our thoughts, but bring them to the Word, and your duty will be quickly manifested. "Until I went into the… Afflicted
- The carnal person fears man, not God. The strong Christian fears God, not man. The weak Christian fears man too much, and God too little. Carnal
- They that know God will be humble. They that know themselves cannot be proud. Christian