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Christian Quotes by William Gurnall
- God's wounds cure, sin's kisses kill.
- 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…
- 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…
- Let thy hope of heaven master thy fear of death. Why shouldst thou be afraid to die, who hopest to live by dying!
- Truly, hope is the saint's covering, wherein he wraps himself, when he lays his body down to sleep in the grave: "My flesh," saith David,…
- Hope fills the afflicted soul with such inward joy and consolation, that it can laugh while tears are in the eye, sigh and sing all…
- And therefore you who think so basely of the Gospel and the professors of it, because at present their peace and comfort are not come,…
- We fear men so much, because we fear God so little.
- The Christian must trust in a withdrawing God.
- The Christian is bred by the Word, and he must be fed by it.
- Set a strong guard about thy outward senses: these are Satan's landing places, especially the eye and the ear.
- Let thy hope of heaven master thy fear of death.
- We must come to good works by faith, and not to faith by good works.
- The Christian in prayer comes up close to God, with a humble boldness of faith, and takes hold of him, wrestles with him; yea, will…
- The Christian is to proclaim and prosecute an irreconcilable war against his bosom sins; those sins which have lain nearest his heart, must now be…
- The Christian must stand fixed to his principles, and not change his habit; but freely show what countryman he is by his holy constancy in…
- The soldier is summoned to a life of active duty and so is the Christian.
- God hath made it a debt which one saint owes to another to carry their names to a throne of grace.
- Weak faith will as surely land the Christian in heaven as strong faith, for it is impossible the least dram of true grace should perish
- The Christian's life should put his minister's sermon in print.
- Let your hope of heaven master your fear of death.
- Let this encourage those of you who belong to Christ: the storm may be tempestuous, but it is only temporary. The clouds that are temporarily…
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