The Spirit of God is given to the true saints to dwell in them as his proper lasting abode to dwell in them and to influence their hearts as a principle of new nature or as a divine supernatural spring of life and action.
JONATHAN EDWARDSThe 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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Religion, in its purity, is not so much a pursuit as a temper; or rather it is a temper, leading to the pursuit of all that is high and holy. Its foundation is faith; its action, works; its temper, holiness; its aim, obedience to God in improvement of self, and benevolence to men.
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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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When God is about to do a mighty new thing He always sets His people praying.
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Love is no ingredient in a merely speculative faith, but it is the life and soul of a practical faith.
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Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.
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Resolved, never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.
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He that sees the beauty of holiness or true moral good, sees the greatest and most important thing in the world.
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Holiness appeared to me to be of a sweet, pleasant, charming, serene, calm nature; which brought an inexpressible purity, brightness, peacefulness and ravishment to the soul.
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Jesus Christ is both the only price and sacrifice by which eternal redemption is obtained for believers.
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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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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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Love is the sum of all virtue, and love disposes us to good.
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He who has Christ has all he needs and needs no more.
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You contribute nothing to your salvation except the sin that made it necessary.
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When God is about to do a great work, He pours out a spirit of supplication.
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