Chastisement Quotes
81 quotes by 45 authors
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We are warned by the Word both of our duty, our danger, and our remedy. On the sea of life there would be many more…
— Charles Spurgeon
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The pleasures arising from a right understanding of the divine testimonies are of the most delightful order; earthly enjoyments are utterly contemptible if compared with…
— Charles Spurgeon
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Did you never run for shelter in a storm, and find fruit which you expected not? Did you never go to God for safeguard, driven…
— John Owen
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Those blessings are sweetest that are won with prayers and won with thanks.
— Thomas Goodwin
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The riches of His free grace cause me daily to triumph over all the temptations of the wicked one, who is very vigilant, and seeks…
— George Whitefield
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Chastisement is designed for our good, to promote our highest interests. Look beyond the rod to the All-wise hand that wields it!
— Arthur W. Pink
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For a Christian to defy adversities is to "despise" chastisement. Instead of hardening himself to endure stoically, there should be a melting of the heart.
— Arthur W. Pink
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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;…
— John Flavel
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God's wounds cure, sin's kisses kill.
— William Gurnall
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Thou art beaten that thou mayest be better.
— John Bunyan
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Especially look to those sins to which your crosses have some reference and respect. Are you crossed in your goods? Think if you did not…
— William Whately
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God would not rub so hard if it were not to fetch out the dirt that is ingrained in our natures. God loves purity so…
— William Gurnall
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No marvel if the worldling escape earthly afflictions. God corrects him not. He is base born and begot. God will not do him the favour…
— Joseph Hall
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The whole life of a Christian should be nothing but praises and thanks to God; we should neither eat nor sleep, but eat to God…
— Richard Sibbes
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The tenets of [the Christian life] seem paradoxes to carnal men; as first, that a Christian is the only freeman, and other men are slaves;…
— Richard Sibbes
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We are only safe when we wisely make use of all good advantages that we have access to. By going out of God's ways we…
— Richard Sibbes
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Sorrows, because they are lingering guests, I will entertain but moderately, knowing that the more they are made of the longer they will continue: and…
— Joseph Hall
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Instead of complaining at his lot, a contented man is thankful that his condition and circumstances are no worse than they are. Instead of greedily…
— Arthur W. Pink
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God, to prevent all escape, hath sown the seeds of death in our very constitution and nature, so that we can as soon run from…
— William Gurnall
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Death is only a grim porter to let us into a stately palace.
— Richard Sibbes
Who Wrote These Chastisement Quotes
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