Verily, we know not what an evil it is to indulge ourselves, and to make an idol of our will.

Quote by Samuel Rutherford

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My faith has no bed to sleep upon but omnipotence.

My faith has no bed to sleep upon but omnipotence.

When I am in the cellar of affliction, I look for the Lord's choicest wines.

When I am in the cellar of affliction, I look for the Lord's choicest wines.

You will not be carried to Heaven lying at ease upon a feather bed.

You will not be carried to Heaven lying at ease upon a feather bed.

To believe Christ's cross to be a friend, as he himself is a friend, is...

To believe Christ's cross to be a friend, as he himself is a friend, is...

Grace tried is better than grace, and more than grace; it is glory in its...

Grace tried is better than grace, and more than grace; it is glory in its...

Let your children be as so many flowers, borrowed from God. If the flowers die...

Let your children be as so many flowers, borrowed from God. If the flowers die...

After winter comes the summer. After night comes the dawn. After every storm, there comes...

After winter comes the summer. After night comes the dawn. After every storm, there comes...

Grace tried is better than grace, and more than grace; it is glory in its...

Grace tried is better than grace, and more than grace; it is glory in its...

Millions of hells of sinners cannot come near to exhaust infinite grace.

Millions of hells of sinners cannot come near to exhaust infinite grace.

See that you buy the field where the Pearl is; sell all, and make a...

See that you buy the field where the Pearl is; sell all, and make a...

Think it not hard if you get not your will, nor your delights in this...

Think it not hard if you get not your will, nor your delights in this...

After winter comes the summer. After night comes the dawn. After every storm, there comes...

After winter comes the summer. After night comes the dawn. After every storm, there comes...

Jesus Christ came into my prison cell last night, and every stone flashed like a...

Jesus Christ came into my prison cell last night, and every stone flashed like a...

I have been benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God...

I have been benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God...

Of all created comforts, God is the lender; you are the borrower, not the owner.

Of all created comforts, God is the lender; you are the borrower, not the owner.

We take nothing to the grave with us, but a good or evil conscience... It...

We take nothing to the grave with us, but a good or evil conscience... It...

I have been benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God...

I have been benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God...

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for...

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for...

When life gets too hard to stand... Kneel

When life gets too hard to stand... Kneel

Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that...

Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that...