You all have by you a large treasure of divine knowledge, in that you have the Bible in your hands; therefore be not contented in possessing but little of this treasure.
JONATHAN EDWARDSAlmost every natural man that hears of hell, flatters himself that he shall escape it.
More Jonathan Edwards Quotes
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Surely there is something in the unruffled calm of nature that overawes our little anxieties and doubts; the sight of the deep-blue sky and the clustering stars above seems to impart a quiet to the mind.
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By Christ’s purchasing redemption, two things are intended: his satisfaction and his merit; the one pays our debt, and so satisfies; the other procures our title, and so merits. The satisfaction of Christ is to free us from misery; the merit of Christ is to purchase happiness for us.
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Of all the knowledge that we can ever obtain, the knowledge of God, and the knowledge of ourselves, are the most important.
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He, whose heart is fixed, trusting in Christ, need not be afraid.
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The material universe exists only in the mind.
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Grace is the seed of glory, the dawning of glory in the heart, and therefore grace is the earnest of the future inheritance.
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When God is about to do a great work, He pours out a spirit of supplication.
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Every Christian that goes before us from this world is a ransomed spirit waiting to welcome us in heaven.
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Those who are in a state of salvation are to attribute it to sovereign grace alone, and to give all the praise to Him who maketh them to differ from others.
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Godliness is more easily feigned in words than in actions.
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Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly, and strongly incline to prayer; and it no less disposes the heart strongly to desire to have our infinitely glorious.
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Assurance is not to be obtained so much by self-examination as by action.
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Resolved, that I will live so, as I shall wish I had done when I come to die.
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True salvation always produces an abiding change of nature in a true convert. Therefore, whenever holiness of life does not accompany a confession of conversion, it must be understood that this individual is not a Christian.
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Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.
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