"Oh that God would humble me deeply in……" — David Brainerd
"Oh that God would humble me deeply in the dust before Him! i deserve Hell every day for not lovingmy Lord more, who has, i trust, loved me and given Himself for me."
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70 Quotes by David Brainerd
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I have a secret thought from some things I have observed, that God may perhaps design you for some singular…
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As the most extravagant errors were received among the established articles of their faith, so the most infamous vices obtained…
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The all-seeing eye of God beheld our deplorable state; infinite pity touched the heart of the Father of mercies; and…
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First, Resolve upon, and daily endeavour to practise, a life of seriousness and strict sobriety.
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Ardent love or desire introduced, as passionately longing to please and glorify the Divine Being, to be in every respect…
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When you cease from labour, fill up your time in reading, meditation, and prayer: and while your hands are labouring,…
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The whole world appears to me like a huge vacuum, a vast empty space, whence nothing desirable, or at least…
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We should always look upon ourselves as God's servants, placed in God's world, to do his work; and accordingly labour…
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Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little…
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The idea that everything would happen exactly as it does regardless of whether we pray or not is a specter…
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Give yourself to prayer, to reading and meditation on divine truths: strive to penetrate to the bottom of them and…
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As to my success here I cannot say much as yet: the Indians seem generally kind, and well-disposed towards me,…
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