A man who knows that he lives in sin against God will not be inclined to come daily into the presence of God.
JONATHAN EDWARDSWhen God is about to do a mighty new thing He always sets His people praying.
More Jonathan Edwards Quotes
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You have reason to wonder that you are not already in hell.
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Almost every natural man that hears of hell, flatters himself that he shall escape it.
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You all have by you a large treasure of divine knowledge, in that you have the Bible in your hands; therefore be not contented in possessing but little of this treasure.
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Surely there is something in the unruffled calm of nature that overawes our little anxieties and doubts; the sight of the deep-blue sky and the clustering stars above seems to impart a quiet to the mind.
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The godly are designed for unknown and inconceivable happiness.
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A true love for God must begin with a delight in His holiness, and not with a delight in any other attribute; for no other attribute is truly lovely without this.
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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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Of all the knowledge that we can ever obtain, the knowledge of God, and the knowledge of ourselves, are the most important.
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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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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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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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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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To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here.
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The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied.
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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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