Edward Reynolds Quotes

United Kingdom, Bishop
1599 – July, 28, 1676.

Edward Reynolds was a bishop of Norwich in the Church of England and an author. He was born in Holyrood parish in Southampton, the son of Augustine Reynolds, one of the customers of the city, and his wife, Bridget.

God's mercy is a holy mercy, which knows how to pardon sin, not to protect it; it is a sanctuary for the penitent, not for the presumptuous.

Edward Reynolds
- Sin
- Protect
- Sanctuary
Surely as a man may say of a rock--nothing more quiet, because it is never stirred; and yet nothing more unquiet, because it is ever assaulted--so we may say of the church--nothing more peaceable, because it is established upon a rock; and yet nothing more unpeaceable, because that rock is in the midst of seas, winds, enemies, and persecutions.

Edward Reynolds
- Church
- Rock
- Enemies

When prayers are strongest, mercies are nearest.

Edward Reynolds
- Prayers
- Strongest