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Up to the age of fourteen, I had not even heard of people called Baptists, and when I did hear of them, it was not at all a favourable report that was given to me concerning them. - C.H.Spurgeon, The Early Years, p45

God loves to have his former works read and pleaded. - Stephen Charnock, Works i:113

It is a considerable part of Christ's glory to have a whole world of creatures owing their being and hourly conversations to him. - John Flavel, Works i:213

No man can have the least ground of assurance that he hath seen Christ and his glory by faith, without some effects of it in changing him into his likeness. - John Owen, Works i:413

We must never think the door of hope to be shut against us, if we have a purpose to turn unto God. - Richard Sibbes, Works i:230

The child's most precious things are most secure in his father's hands; so are our souls, our graces, and our comfort in the hand of Christ. - Thomas Brooks, Works i:71

Thank God, that I should have lived to witness a day in which England is willing to give twenty millions sterling for the abolition of slavery. [On the 26th July 1833 Slavery Abolition Act passed by the House of Commons.]

Sin is against the very being of man. Sin aims not only that man should not be well, but that man should not be at all. How many it strangles in the womb! - Ralph Venning, The Sinfulness of Sin

Horrendous. No public discussion or debate about this, just quietly pushed through. Assisted suicide bill has, rightly, garnered much attention and debate, no-one cared for this.

The heart is never drawn to any sinful vanity, or frightened with any terror of trouble, till faith first loseth the sight and estimation of divine things, and forgets the necessity and excellence of them. - Richard Sibbes, Works i:217

It is forgiving love, it is dying love, it is exalted & interceding love, and it is glorified love..I'm talking of the love of Jesus Christ. George Whitefield

True grace leads the soul to rest in Christ, as in his summum bonum, chiefest good.

Supernatural truths must have a supernatural power to apprehend them, therefore God createth a spiritual eye and hand of the soul, which is faith.

When once the soul of a believer hath obtained that sweet and real communion with Christ, it looks about him, watches all temptations, all ways whereby sin might approach, to disturb him in his enjoyment of his dear Lord and Saviour, his rest and desire. - John Owen

God from God, Light from Light 💥💥

God is very jealous of our trust, and can endure no idol of jealousy to be set up in our hearts. - Richard Sibbes, Works i:218

‘We live not to live; our life is not the end in itself, but the praise of the Giver.’ – Richard Sibbes #puritansdaybyday

"Set faith at work on Christ...His blood is the great sovereign remedy. Live in this, and thou wilt die a conqueror." - John Owen

Certainly you would not wonder that God hates sin if you did but consider how sin hates God. Richard Sibbes (I.359)

Christ's relentless pursuit of His sheep assures us that He is indeed our Shepherd. ~Richard Sibbes #youdevotion