"What we count the ills of life are……" — Matthew Henry
"What we count the ills of life are often blessings in disguise, resulting in good to us in the end. Though for the present not joyous but grievous, yet, if received in a right spirit, they work out fruits of righteousness for us at last."
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142 Quotes by Matthew Henry
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A man that is endued with the powers of reason, by which he is capable of knowing, serving, glorifying, and…
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No man will say, "There is no God" 'till he is so hardened in sin that it has become his…
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Christ is our temple, in whom by faith all believers meet.
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Though we cannot by our prayers give God any information, yet we must by our prayers give him honor.
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We read of preaching the Word out of season, but we do not read of praying out of season, for…
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Prayer time must be kept up as duly as meal-time.
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God's promises are to be our pleas in prayer.
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Prayer is the midwife of mercy, that helps to bring it forth.
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You may as soon find a living man who does not breathe, as a living Christian who does not pray.
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In order to the attaining of all useful knowledge this is most necessary, that we fear God; we are not…
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Christ died. He left a will in which He gave His soul to His Father, His body to Joseph of…
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Some people do not like to hear much of repentance; but I think it is so necessary that if I…
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It's a real blessing for me to tell you, sir, that calvary has arrived - Fox is here!
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