A greater absurdity cannot be thought of than a morose, hardhearted, covetous, proud, malicious Christian.
JONATHAN EDWARDSThose 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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The best, most beautiful, and most perfect way that we have of expressing a sweet concord of mind to each other is by music.
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Family education and order are some of the chief means of grace; if these are duly maintained, all the means of grace are likely to prosper and become effectual.
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Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.
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Being sensible that I am unable to do any thing without God’s help, I do humbly entreat Him, by His grace, to enable me to keep these Resolutions, so far as they are agreeable to His will, for Christ’s sake.
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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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There is nothing that keeps wicked men at any one moment out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God.
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Every Christian that goes before us from this world is a ransomed spirit waiting to welcome us in heaven.
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Love is the sum of all virtue, and love disposes us to good.
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Nothing is more certain than that there must be an unmade and unlimited being.
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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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How can you expect to dwell with God forever, if you so neglect and forsake him here?
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From love arises hatred of those things which are contrary to what we love, or which oppose and thwart us in those things that we delight in.
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The way to Heaven is ascending; we must be content to travel uphill, though it be hard and tiresome, and contrary to the natural bias of our flesh.
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Resolved, to ask myself at the end of every day, week, month and year, wherein I could possibly in any respect have done better.
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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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