William Gurnall Quotes
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We are justified, not by giving anything to God,--what we do,--but by receiving from God, what Christ hath done for us.
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Job's friends chose the right time to visit him, but took not the right course of improving their visit; had they spent the time in praying for him which they did in hot disputes with him, they would have profited him, and pleased God more.
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We must not confide in the armour of God, but in the God of this armour, because all our weapons are only mighty through God.
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Blind zeal is soon put to a shameful retreat, while holy resolution, built on fast principles, lifts up its head like a rock in the midst of the waves.
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It is the image of God reflected in you that so enrages hell; it is this at which the demons hurl their mightiest weapons.
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The storm may be tempestuous, but it is only temporary.
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Never venture near the door where sin dwells, lest you are dragged in.
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Humble souls are fearful of their own strength.
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Let thy hope of heaven master thy fear of death. Why shouldst thou be afraid to die, who hopest to live by dying!
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Least doers are the greatest boasters.
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He that is impatient, and cannot wait on God for a mercy, will not easily submit to Him in a denial.
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To forsake sin, is to leave it without any thought reserved of returning to it again.
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The possessions God allows us to have are intended for our use, not our enjoyment. Trying to squeeze something out of them that was never in them in the first place is a futile endeavor. A cow's udders, gently pressed, will yield sweet milk, nourishing and refreshing. Applying more and more pressure will not produce greater quantities of milk. We lose the good of material things by expecting too much from them. Those who try hardest to please themselves with earthly goods find the least satisfaction in them.
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How many, alas, of the precious saints of God must we shut out from being believers, if there is no faith but what amounts to assurance.... shall we say their faith went away in the departure of their assurance?
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How can God stoop lower than to come and dwell with a poor humble soul? Which is more than if he had said, such a one should dwell with him; for a beggar to live at court is not so much as the king to dwell with him in his cottage.
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The Word of God is too sacred a thing, and preaching too solemn a work, to be toyed and played with.
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Cowards never won heaven. Do not claim that you are begotten of God and you have His royal blood running in your veins unless you can prove your lineage by His heroic spirit: to dare to be holy in spite of men and devils.
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The devil had as good have let Paul alone, for he no sooner comes into prison but he falls a preaching, at which the gates of Satan's prison fly open, and poor sinners come forth.
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For a beggar to live at court is not so much as the King to dwell with him in his cottage.
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Godliness, as well as the doctrine of our faith, is a mystery.
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No torment in the world is comparable to an accusing conscience.
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He that loves the Word and the purity of its precepts cannot turn traitor.
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It is not only our duty to pray for others, but also to desire the prayers of others for ourselves.
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Our enemies are on every side, so must our armour be.