There is no such thing as chance or accident; the words merely signify our ignorance of some real and immediate cause.
ADAM CLARKENow an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value; and infinity of merit can only result from a nature that is infinitely divine or perfect
More Adam Clarke Quotes
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All abuse and waste of God’s creatures are spoil and robbery on the property of the Creator.
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Death to a good man is but passing through a dark entry, out of one little dusky room of his Father’s house into another that is fair and large, lightsome and glorious, and divinely entertaining.
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He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory.
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They who pray not, know nothing of God, and know nothing of the state of their own souls.
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It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.
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This perfection is the restoration of man to the state of holiness from which he fell, by creating him anew in Christ Jesus, and restoring to him that image and likeness of God which he has lost.
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However, all gifts seem now to be absorbed in one and a man must be either a Preacher or nothing.
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Deeply consider that it is your duty and interest to read the Holy Scriptures.
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To be filled with God, is a great thing; to be filled with the fulness of God, is still greater; to be filled with all the fulness of God, is greatest of all.
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He will enable you to pull down the strong holds of sin and Satan, and that work by which he is pleased will prosper in your hands.
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I have lived to know that the secret of happiness is never to allow your energies to stagnate.
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But this Christ or Redeemer took not upon him the nature of angels, but the seed of Abraham, that is, human nature, that in the nature which sinned he might make the expiation required.
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Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility.
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The custom is often noticed in the Old Testament, and still prevails in the east, and in some of the newly discovered South Sea Islands.
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They must have given up the good opinion of the multitude; and they chose rather to lose their souls than to forfeit their reputation among men!
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