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I frequently hear persons in old age say how they would live, if they were to live their lives over again: Resolved, That I will live just so as I can think I shall wish I had done, supposing I live to old age.

Jonathan Edwards

Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.
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God Live Myself Resolution Willing
I make it my rule, to lay hold of light and embrace it, wherever I see it, though held forth by a child or an enemy.
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Children Enemy Hold Light Rule
Christ is the true light of the world; it is through him alone that true wisdom is imparted to the mind.
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Alone Mindset Wisdom World
A sinner is not justified before God (coram Deo) apart from the righteousness of Christ apprehended by faith.
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Faith God Right Sin
Real pain can alone cure us of imaginary ills.
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Alone Cure Imagination Pain Sick
Resolved, when I feel pain, to think of the pains of martyrdom, and of hell.
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Feeling Hell Myself Pain Thinking
Trust in God and ye need not fear.
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Fear God Need Trust Yourself
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.
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Divine Knowledge Possession Treasure Yourself
Resolved, never to lose one moment of time; but improve it the most profitable way I possibly can.
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Improvement Lose Moments Myself Possible Profit Time
We cannot believe that the church of God is already possessed of all that light which God intends to give it; nor that all Satan’s lurking places have already been found out.
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Believe God Place Possession Satan
The end of the creation is that the creation might glorify God. Now what is glorifying God, but a rejoicing at that glory he has displayed?
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Creation Display End Glorify Himself
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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God Important Knowledge Ourselves
I resolve to live with all my might while I do live. I resolve never to lose one moment of time and to improve my use of time in the most profitable way I possibly can. I resolve never to do anything I wouldn’t do, if it were the last hour of my life.
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Live Lose Moments Myself Possible
Seek not to grow in knowledge chiefly for the sake of applause, and to enable you to dispute with others; but seek it for the benefit of your souls.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Benefit Growth Knowledge Seek Yourself
Every Christian that goes before us from this world is a ransomed spirit waiting to welcome us in heaven.
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Heaven Spirit Wait World
Love is the sum of all virtue, and love disposes us to good.
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Goodness Love Ourselves Virtue

I frequently hear persons in old age say how they would live, if they were to live their lives over again: Resolved, That I will live just so as I can think I shall wish I had done, supposing I live to old age.

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I frequently hear persons in old age say how they would live, if they were to live their lives over again: Resolved, That I will live just so as I can think I shall wish I had done, supposing I live to old age.

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