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• There is no true gospel fruit without faith and repentance. Faith
• The indulgence of one sin opens the door to further sins. The indulgence of one sin diverts the soul from the use of those means… All
• When we have communion with God in the doctrine we contend for-then shall we be garrisoned by the grace of God against all the assaults… All
• Temptations and occasions put nothing into a man, but only draw out what was in him before. Draw
• Christ is our best friend, and ere long will be our only friend. I pray God with all my heart that I may be weary… All
• The purpose of our holy and righteous God was to save his church, but their sin could not go unpunished. It was, therefore, necessary that… Able
• If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation. Abide
• We can have no power from Christ unless we live in a persuasion that we have none of our own. Christ
• Nothing shall be lost that is done for God or in obedience to Him. Christian
• To some men it is hard seeing a call of God through difficulties; when if it would but clothe itself with a few carnal advantages,… Advantage
• Every time we say we believe in the Holy Spirit, we mean we believe that there is a living God able and willing to enter… Able
• Without a sincere and diligent effort in every area of obedience, there will be no sucessful mortification of any one besetting sin. Any
• Some relate . . . that the eagle tries the eyes of her young by turning them to the sun; which if they cannot look… Act
• Consider that it is not failing in this or that attempt to come to Christ, but a giving-over of your endeavors, that will be your… Attempt
• The seed of every sin is in every heart. Every Heart
• Your state is not at all to be measured by the opposition that sin makes to you, but by the opposition you make to it. All
• If private revelations agree with Scripture, they are needless, and if they disagree, they are false. Agree
• Christ's blood is the great sovereign remedy for sin-sick souls. Blood
• To believe that He will preserve us is, indeed, a means of preservation. God will certainly preserve us, and make a way of escape for… Already Promised
• The person who understands the evil in his own heart is the only person who is useful, fruitful, and solid in his beliefs and obedience.… All
• The gospel shall be victorious. This greatly comforts and refreshes me. Comfort
• When someone sets his affections upon the cross and the love of Christ, he crucifies the world as a dead and undesirable thing. The baits… Affection
• To those to whom Christ is the hope of future glory, he is also the life of present grace. Christ
• We shall not benefit from reading the Old Testament unless we look for and meditate on the glory of Christ in its pages. Benefit
• If Scripture has more than one meaning, it has no meaning at all. All

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