Spiritual delight in God arises chiefly from his beauty and perfection, not from the blessings he gives us.
JONATHAN EDWARDSMen will trust in God no further than they know Him; and they cannot be in the exercise of faith in Him one ace further than they have a sight of His fulness and faithfulness in exercise.
More Jonathan Edwards Quotes
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Trust in God and ye need not fear.
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Envy is a spirit of dissatisfaction or opposition to the prosperity or happiness of other people.
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Resolved, never to speak evil of anyone, so that it shall tend to his dishonor, more or less, upon no account except for some real good.
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Assurance is not to be obtained so much by self-examination as by action.
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There are people who love those who agree with them and admire them, but have no time for those who oppose and dislike them. A Christian’s love must be universal!
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When God is about to do a great work, He pours out a spirit of supplication.
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Nothing sets a person so much out of the devil’s reach as humility.
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Resolved, never to suffer the least motions of anger to irrational beings.
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The godly are designed for unknown and inconceivable happiness.
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Men will trust in God no further than they know Him; and they cannot be in the exercise of faith in Him one ace further than they have a sight of His fulness and faithfulness in exercise.
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Nature is God’s greatest evangelist.
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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.
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The view of the misery of the damned will double the ardour of the love and gratitude of the saints of heaven.
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A true and faithful Christian does not make holy living an accidental thing. It is his great concern. As the business of the soldier is to fight, so the business of the Christian is to be like Christ.
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The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied.
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