"We ourselves can die with comfort and even……" — Matthew Simpson
"We ourselves can die with comfort and even with joy if we know that death is but a passport to blessedness, that this intellect, freed from all material chains, shall rise and shine."
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36 Quotes by Matthew Simpson
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Glory to God in highest heaven, Who unto man His Son hath given; While angels sing with tender mirth, A…
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If we look at the realm of knowledge, how exceedingly small and limited is that part acquired through our own…
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Another principle is, the deepest affections of our hearts gather around some human form in which are incarnated the living…
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Angels are spirits, flames of fire; they are higher than man, they have wider connections.
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Human nature is the same now as when Adam hid from the presence of God; the consciousness of wrong makes…
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I do not purpose to discuss faith in its dogmatic sense today.
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If an honest man is the noblest work of God, then Mr. Lincoln's title to high nobility is clear and…
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If I know that I shall be as an angel, and more; if I shall behold all God has made;…
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If you live for any joy on earth, you may be forsaken; but, oh, live for Jesus, and he will…
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If you live for pleasure, your ability to enjoy it may pass away and your senses grow dim.
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If you live for your children, they may be smitten down and leave you desolate, or, what is far worse,…
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If, then, faith widens the connections, it elevates the man.
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