Death is dreadful to the ungodly,
because it opens the door into everlasting misery. Death is
a great blessing to the godly, because it transports them into
everlasting happiness. – Thomas Doolittle We abide in Christ, when the
eye is fixed upon Christ, when the tongue continually speaks
of Christ, when the mind dwells on Him, and when the affections
are directed towards Him. He who walks with Christ here
on earth shall live with Him forever in heaven. Be forewarned,
if you will live in your sins here on earth, then you will
be damned with them hereafter. Thomas Hooker True repentance is when a man
grieves for his sin to the extent that he abandons it. – Josiah
Shute Holiness possesses an internal
pleasantness that is better felt than tellt. Holiness is the best
evidence of being in favor with God and of adoption into God's
family. – Richard Allestry He who lives in the conscious
presence of God dares not sin in His presence. – Thomas Case Idleness is an ideal soil for
sins to grow and thrive in. – Timothy Crusoe There is nothing to be endured
on earth that can be matched with the pains of hell. All the
anguish and horror a soul can feel in this world is more than
tolerable when compared with the agonies of hell. That which
makes death so fearful to an ungodly person is not the dissolution
of our present state so much as it is an introduction to future
misery. The guilt of every sin is infinite
by reason of the God against whom it is committed, and this
can never be expiated by the utmost torments of a finite creature. Timothy Crusoe If you imagine that it is an
easy thing to go to heaven and that you hope to be saved in
the end, although you are carried with the stream of the world,
the tide of your lusts, the wind of Satan's suggestions and applause
of the multitude, then be assured that you are rebels against Christ
and are on the path to eternal destruction. John Maynard If the Savior is precious to
you, then sin will be burdensome to you. —William Williams True repentance is never too
late, yet late repentance is seldom true. —Charles Hurl No man rejects the principles
of Christianity because his reason runs counter to them, but because
his lusts control his reason and corrupt his judgment. Jonathan
Dickinson Nothing could provide a greater
manifestation of God's absolute opposition to sin than the astonishing
sufferings of His own dear Son. This demonstrates sin to be a
weight that even infinite mercy could not bear, in that the blood
of His well-beloved Son must be the only sacrifice to appease
His displeasure against it, and that He could without relenting
behold the bitter agonies of Him with whom He was well-pleased
when He was made sin for us. This shows us that He is glorious
in holiness. —Jonathan Dickinson Christianity consists not merely
in notion but in practice. We must not only give our assent
to the truth of the gospel but give up our hearts to Christ.
The faith which he requires is not a slight superficial belief
that he is the Redeemer, but such a living faith as will form
us into subjection and obedience to himself. Jonathan Dickinson God has instilled in man's heart
a restless desire after happiness which cannot be fulfilled with
anything less than himself for eternity. Thomas Doolittle Saving faith is always fruitful. That faith which is not fruitful
is not true faith. The apostle does not deny that
we are justified by faith and by faith alone, but he denies
that faith without works is a true faith. It is only an empty notion,
and such a faith cannot justify nor save a man. Thomas Senior If the life of sinful men was
prolonged forever on earth, they would sin forever. And since
the guilt and filth of sin descends into hell with the impenitent,
and the damned are ever living and ever sinning, therefore,
it is just that their punishment run parallel with their sinning.
Thomas Risley Do not be deceived, for if you
are not Christians in your own houses, then whatever profession
you make in the house of God regarding your Christianity is
unsound. Thomas Risley God knows we have many miseries,
so He balances it with His many mercies. Nathaniel Holmes Though you read much and hear
much, if you do not meditate on what you read and hear, it
will amount to little. You will never be any the holier.
—William Bridge In the times of the Old Testament,
they came to Christ through God. In the time of the New Testament,
we go to God through Christ. —William Bridge The lost continue in sin, deceiving
themselves with vain hope of God's mercy in the end. The saved
cleanse themselves from all filthiness of the flesh and grow in all
graces until they have yielded up themselves to have Christ
reign in them. George Gifford No man is the absolute determiner
of his own endeavors. The sovereign counsel and the
providence of God orders all things in the lives of all men,
as seems good in His sight. Uri and Oaks Universal and sweet submission
to God's will will bring patience in all afflictions, growth in
godliness, settled peace of mind, and unspeakable joy in the spirit. Daniel Featley. Men are elated when they are
invited to dine with an earthly king. Are we elated when we go
before the King of heaven to speak to Him by prayer and to
feast and feed on His Word? Stephen Edgerton Many depend on Christ's sacrifice
to save them, yet will not submit to His scepter to rule them.
They would have Christ to pacify their consciences and the world
to please their affections. They would have Christ to die
for them, but not to live in them. – William Bates No man was ever kept out of heaven
for his confessed badness, but many are damned for their supposed
goodness. Richard Caple. In prayer, the soul ascends to
God by holy thoughts and ardent desires, and God descends into
the soul by the communication of grace and comfort. William
Bates. Those who have a spiritual taste
of the Word of God find it sweeter than all other pleasures and
delights. —Thomas Manton It is the presence of God that
makes all things sweet and comfortable. —Richard Sibbes Be regularly observed that there
has been the least of the power of godliness, where there has
been the greatest attachment to human inventions, to external
pomp and ceremony in the worship of God. God knows best what worship
will be most acceptable to Him and most serviceable to us. Jonathan
Dickinson There is no fear of knowing too
much of the Bible, but there is a great amount of fear that
goes into practicing too little. Thomas Brooks. Many are as hot as fire in their
pursuit of their own things, who are as cold as ice in things
that concern God's honor and glory. Robert Cleaver. Wicked men are like a blind man
who does not fear danger. If a blind man was about to fall
off a high cliff, he has no fear because he does not see any danger.
There is no danger to a blind man. In the same way, there is
no danger to a worldly man who is going to hell. John DoD Sanctified afflictions are spiritual
promotions. John DoD. Those who have the greatest joy
in their hearts are those that walk most in the fear of God.
Jeremiah Burroughs. First is that man who accounts
all the gold and silver in the world, worth one day's enjoyment
of communion with Jesus Christ, Marques Galatias.