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And God hath minted his mercies forth from out of his purposes into promises, where they lie exposed, and to be given forth to every one that will come in for grace, and take them from mercy's hands, even 'redemption fro…
His heart, in respect of pity and compassion, remains the same it was on earth; that he intercedes there with the same heart he did here below; and that he is as meek, as gentle, as easy to be entreated, as tender in his…
Secondly, He bids his ambassadors declare, that as to that point men need not trouble themselves, nor take care about it; for he himself hath further been so zealously affected in this business, that he himself hath made…
I will come again and receive you unto myself (says Christ), that so where I am, you may be also. That last part of his speech gives the reason of it, and also divulges his entire affection. It is as if he had said, 'The…
Paul heard not one sermon of Christ's (that he knew of) while on earth, and received the gospel from no man, apostle or other, but by the immediate revelation of Jesus Christ from heaven, as he speaks, Galatians 1:11-12.…
Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect?'saith the Apostle; 'it is God that justifieth,'and it is their being elect that carries it. Yea, his love is so strong that if there be any accusation,'the Apostle mak…
If through all thy discouragemnets thy condition prove worse and worse, so that thou canst not pray, but are struck dumb when thou comest into his presence, as David, then fall making signs when thou canst not speak; gro…
Therefore, seeing the Lord, when he doth speak, doth speak by others, and there is a great deal of reason for it, because it is your own request, let not God fare the worse in delivering his word; do not condemn it becau…
Love descends better than ascends, and so does the love of Christ, who indeed is love itself, and therefore comes down to us himself; I will come again and receive you unto myself (says Christ), that so where I am, you m…
The Spirit prays in you, because Christ prays for you. He is an intercessor on earth, because Christ is an intercessor in heaven. As he did take off Christ's words, and used the same that he before had uttered, when he s…
Now the same Spirit dwelling in Christ's heart in heaven, that does in yours here, and always working in his heart first for you, and then in yours by commission from him; rest assured, therefore, that that Spirit stirs…
So, says Christ, injuries and unkindnesses do not so work upon me as to make me irreconcilable; it is my nature to forgive: I am meek. Yes, but (may we think) he being the Son of God and heir of heaven, and especially be…
Now, take an estimate of Christ's heart herein, from those two holy apostles Paul and John, who were smaller resemblances of this in Christ. What, next to immediate communion with Christ himself, was the greatest joy the…
And the word συμπάσχειν is a deep word, signifying to suffer with us until we are relieved. And this affection, thus stirred up, is it which moves him so cordially to help us.
Ask God to make you like David: an intercessor, even in the midst of your own great sins and great needs.
When God will have any great matters done, he sets his people's hearts to work at prayer by a kind of gracious instinct. He stirs them up and moves their hearts by the influence of his Holy Spirit.
Where God gives opportunity for preaching it is more than likely that he has some people to convert. Usually the Word of God takes root among some, though often in but a few.
God is infinitely beautiful in himself, and his beauty ought to attract you like a magnet to him.
It is not enough to hear a sermon, but you must eat it down, take in what it commands, and then it will purge your heart... Take the word and digest it, squeeze the juice of it into thy heart, and it will purge thee from…
You are to consider that God does not hear you for your prayers'sake (though not without them), but for His name's sake and His Son's sake, and because you are His child. The mother does not neglect to hear and relieve h…
Thomas Goodwin Jr. wrote of his godly father: In all the violence of [his fever], he discoursed with that strength of faith and assurance of Christ's love, with that holy admiration of free grace, with that joy in believ…
The Indwelling of Christ by faith is to have Jesus Christ continually in one's eye, a habitual sight of Him. I call it so because a man actually does not always think of Christ; but as a man does not look up to the sun c…
All that God is, will supply your need.
Take the fact that you were created to love. Your heart can find real joy only through love - through loving and being loved.
The person who knows Christ best is the person who will pray best.
Our prayers are granted as soon as we have prayed, even though the process of fulfilling our requests has not yet begun.
The most thankful person is the most fully human.
Those blessings are sweetest that are won with prayer and worn with thanks.
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And God hath minted his mercies forth from out of his purposes into promises, where they lie exposed, and to be given forth to every one that will come in for grace, and take them from mercy's hands, even 'redemption fro…
His heart, in respect of pity and compassion, remains the same it was on earth; that he intercedes there with the same heart he did here below; and that he is as meek, as gentle, as easy to be entreated, as tender in his…
Secondly, He bids his ambassadors declare, that as to that point men need not trouble themselves, nor take care about it; for he himself hath further been so zealously affected in this business, that he himself hath made…
I will come again and receive you unto myself (says Christ), that so where I am, you may be also. That last part of his speech gives the reason of it, and also divulges his entire affection. It is as if he had said, 'The…
Paul heard not one sermon of Christ's (that he knew of) while on earth, and received the gospel from no man, apostle or other, but by the immediate revelation of Jesus Christ from heaven, as he speaks, Galatians 1:11-12.…
Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect?'saith the Apostle; 'it is God that justifieth,'and it is their being elect that carries it. Yea, his love is so strong that if there be any accusation,'the Apostle mak…
If through all thy discouragemnets thy condition prove worse and worse, so that thou canst not pray, but are struck dumb when thou comest into his presence, as David, then fall making signs when thou canst not speak; gro…
Therefore, seeing the Lord, when he doth speak, doth speak by others, and there is a great deal of reason for it, because it is your own request, let not God fare the worse in delivering his word; do not condemn it becau…
Love descends better than ascends, and so does the love of Christ, who indeed is love itself, and therefore comes down to us himself; I will come again and receive you unto myself (says Christ), that so where I am, you m…
The Spirit prays in you, because Christ prays for you. He is an intercessor on earth, because Christ is an intercessor in heaven. As he did take off Christ's words, and used the same that he before had uttered, when he s…
Now the same Spirit dwelling in Christ's heart in heaven, that does in yours here, and always working in his heart first for you, and then in yours by commission from him; rest assured, therefore, that that Spirit stirs…
So, says Christ, injuries and unkindnesses do not so work upon me as to make me irreconcilable; it is my nature to forgive: I am meek. Yes, but (may we think) he being the Son of God and heir of heaven, and especially be…
Now, take an estimate of Christ's heart herein, from those two holy apostles Paul and John, who were smaller resemblances of this in Christ. What, next to immediate communion with Christ himself, was the greatest joy the…
And the word συμπάσχειν is a deep word, signifying to suffer with us until we are relieved. And this affection, thus stirred up, is it which moves him so cordially to help us.
Ask God to make you like David: an intercessor, even in the midst of your own great sins and great needs.
When God will have any great matters done, he sets his people's hearts to work at prayer by a kind of gracious instinct. He stirs them up and moves their hearts by the influence of his Holy Spirit.
Where God gives opportunity for preaching it is more than likely that he has some people to convert. Usually the Word of God takes root among some, though often in but a few.
God is infinitely beautiful in himself, and his beauty ought to attract you like a magnet to him.
It is not enough to hear a sermon, but you must eat it down, take in what it commands, and then it will purge your heart... Take the word and digest it, squeeze the juice of it into thy heart, and it will purge thee from…
You are to consider that God does not hear you for your prayers'sake (though not without them), but for His name's sake and His Son's sake, and because you are His child. The mother does not neglect to hear and relieve h…
Thomas Goodwin Jr. wrote of his godly father: In all the violence of [his fever], he discoursed with that strength of faith and assurance of Christ's love, with that holy admiration of free grace, with that joy in believ…
The Indwelling of Christ by faith is to have Jesus Christ continually in one's eye, a habitual sight of Him. I call it so because a man actually does not always think of Christ; but as a man does not look up to the sun c…
All that God is, will supply your need.
Take the fact that you were created to love. Your heart can find real joy only through love - through loving and being loved.
The person who knows Christ best is the person who will pray best.
Our prayers are granted as soon as we have prayed, even though the process of fulfilling our requests has not yet begun.
The most thankful person is the most fully human.
Those blessings are sweetest that are won with prayer and worn with thanks.