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Real pain can alone cure us of imaginary ills.

Jonathan Edwards

Almost every natural man that hears of hell, flatters himself that he shall escape it.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Escape Hell Himself Man Natural
Resolved, to study the Scriptures so steadily, constantly and frequently, as that I may find, and plainly perceive myself to grow in the knowledge of the same.
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Finding Growth Knowledge Scripture
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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Burn Fire God Hell Hold Worth Yourself
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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Agreement Love People Time Universe
Lord, stamp eternity on my eyeballs.
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Eyes Forever
A greater absurdity cannot be thought of than a morose, hardhearted, covetous, proud, malicious Christian.
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Absurd Greatness Proud Religious
I assert that nothing ever comes to pass without a cause.
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Myself Reason
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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Future Glory Grace Inheritance Morning
They who truly come to God for mercy, come as beggars, and not as creditors: they come for mere mercy, for sovereign grace, and not for anything that is due
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Creditor Due God Grace Mercy True
When God is about to do a mighty new thing He always sets His people praying.
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God Himself People Prayer
If you long to be more like Christ, then act like Him, and walk as He walked.
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Act God Path Religious Walk Yourself
Resolved, when I feel pain, to think of the pains of martyrdom, and of hell.
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Feeling Hell Myself Pain Thinking
The door of God’s mercy is thrown wide open, and Christ stands in the door and says to sinners ‘Come.’
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God Mercy Stand Stay
Intend to live in continual mortification, and never to expect or desire any worldly ease or pleasure.
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Desire Easy Expectation Live World
He that has doctrinal knowledge and speculation only, without affection, never is engaged in the business of religion.
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Affection Business Himself Knowledge Religion
By the grace of God we will never pluck unripe fruit. We will never press people to decision, because we’ll lead them to damnation and not salvation.
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Decision Fruit God Grace People Salvation

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