"I think it is not very difficult to……" — John Flavel
"I think it is not very difficult to discern by the duties and converses of Christians, what frames their spirits are under. Take a Christian in a good frame, and how serious, heavenly, and profitable, will his converses and duties be! what a lovely companion is he during the continuance of it!"
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If time be a ring of gold, opportunity is the rich diamond that gives it both its value and glory.
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