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- 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…
- 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…
- 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;…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- [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…
- When God gives you comforts, it is your great evil not to observe His hand in them.
- Christ [is] the very essence of all delights and pleasures, the very soul and substance of them. As all the rivers are gathered into the…
- It is the duty of the saints, especially in times of straights, to reflect upon the performances of Providence for them in all the states…
- Surely if He would not spare His own Son one stroke, one tear, one groan, one sigh, one circumstance of misery, it can never be…
- Christian! thou knowest thou carriest gunpowder about thee. Desire them that carry fire to keep at a distance. It is a dangerous crisis when a…
- It is a common thing for men to benumb their own arms, and make them as dead and useless by leaning too much upon them:…
- Faith, considered as a habit, is no more precious than other gracious habits are: but considered as an instrument to receive Christ and His righteousness…
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