"In short, all things that please the natural……" — Johann Arndt
"In short, all things that please the natural man in this world, are, to a true Christian, only so many crosses and temptations, allurements of sin and snares of death, that continually exercise his virtue."
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Johann Arndt
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11 Quotes by Johann Arndt
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Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself…
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Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail…
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Heart-suffering because of sin is the best proof that the Holy Spirit dwells in your heart.
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Give me ... a compassionate heart, quickly moved to grieve for the woes of others and to active pity for…
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It certainly is the duty of every true Christian, to esteem himself a stranger and pilgrim in this world; and…
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But since the world, which thou art to strive against, is not without thee, but within thee, it follows, that…
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For even these are no less bestowed on him of pure grace, than are righteousness and salvation themselves.
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This truth is a remedy against spiritual pride, namely, that none should account himself better before God than others, though…
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Consider then, O man! whether there can be anything more wretched and poor, more naked and miserable, than man when…
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