Matthew Henry Quotes

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• A man that is endued with the powers of reason, by which he is capable of knowing, serving, glorifying, and enjoying his Maker, and yet…
• No man will say, "There is no God" 'till he is so hardened in sin that it has become his interest that there should be…
• Christ is our temple, in whom by faith all believers meet.
• Though we cannot by our prayers give God any information, yet we must by our prayers give him honor.
• We read of preaching the Word out of season, but we do not read of praying out of season, for that is never out of…
• Prayer time must be kept up as duly as meal-time.
• God's promises are to be our pleas in prayer.
• Prayer is the midwife of mercy, that helps to bring it forth.
• You may as soon find a living man who does not breathe, as a living Christian who does not pray.
• In order to the attaining of all useful knowledge this is most necessary, that we fear God; we are not qualified to profit by the…
• Christ died. He left a will in which He gave His soul to His Father, His body to Joseph of Arimathea, His clothes to the…
• Some people do not like to hear much of repentance; but I think it is so necessary that if I should die in the pulpit,…
• Though we may now think some sins light and little, if the Lord awaken the conscience, we shall feel even the smallest sin heavy upon…
• Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works of charity and piety, and neither will excuse us from…
• I thank Thee first because I was never robbed before; second, because although they took my purse they did not take my life; third, because…
• There is a burden of care in getting riches; fear in keeping them; temptation in using them; guilt in abusing them; sorrow in losing them;…
• The first lesson in Christ's school is self-denial.
• It ought to be the business of every day to prepare for our last day.
• Those whom God will employ are first struck with a sense of their unworthiness to be employed.
• We must never promise ourselves any more than God has promised us.

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