You have reason to wonder that you are not already in hell.
JONATHAN EDWARDS
Spiritual delight in God arises chiefly from his beauty and perfection, not from the blessings he gives us.
More Jonathan Edwards Quotes
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You have reason to wonder that you are not already in hell.
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When God is about to do a mighty new thing He always sets His people praying.
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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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Among the many acts of gratitude we owe to God, it may be accounted one to study and contemplate the perfections and beauties of His work of creation. Every new discovery must necessarily raise in us a fresh sense of the greatness, wisdom, and power of God.
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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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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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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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Intend to live in continual mortification, and never to expect or desire any worldly ease or pleasure.
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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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Resolved, never to do anything out of revenge.
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The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider… abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire.
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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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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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