Book of Jeremiah
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The following words of wisdom come from Hail & Fire Website quoting men such as Richard Baxter, Thomas Wilson, John Hus.......men who spoke from the depths of their relationship with Jesus Christ.... The second website is quoting William Gurnall.
HAIL & FIRE - Richard Baxter Quotes (Words of Wisdom: Reformed & Puritan)
"A hard heart now makes heaven and hell seem but trifles. We have showed them everlasting glory and misery, and they are as men asleep; our words are as stones cast against a wall, which fly back in our faces. We talk of terrible things, but it is to dead men; we search the wounds, but they never feel it; we speak to rocks rather than to men; the earth will as soon tremble as they. But when these dead souls are revived, what passionate sensibility, what working affections, what pangs of horror, what depths of sorrow will there then be! How violently will they denounce and reproach themselves! How will they rage against their former madness! The lamentations of the most affectionate wife for the loss of her husband, or of the tenderest mother for the loss of her children, will be nothing to theirs for the loss of heaven." - Richard Baxter
"Doth any man live more to himself, or less to God, than the proud?" - Richard Baxter
"Any man who disturbs the false peace of sinners, must expect to be ill-treated, and reproached and defamed.” - Thomas Wilson
"To pretend to preach the truth without offending carnal men, is to pretend to be able to do what Jesus Christ could not do." - Thomas Wilson
"Study, not to be more knowing, but to be more holy, and to make others so. ... It is one thing for a man to fill his understanding and memory with truths, and another, to nourish his heart with them.”
-Thomas Wilson
"Has not God himself instituted marriage, as a means to satisfy the craving for love in all men. ... (Whose) heart is not unresponsive to nature, into which God has placed all creatures for enjoyment. ... For those are speaking lies in hypocrisy, who have a seared conscience, who forbid a life in marriage and abstain from foods which God has created (1 Timothy 4:1-5). I hold this to be the seed of iniquity and the root of all evil."
- John Hus
Salvation of One's Enemies:
“O Lord, Jesus Christ, into thine hands I deliver my soul, which thou hast redeemed with thy blood. Father in Heaven, do not hold against them the sins which my enemies commit against me, and let mine eyes see them blissfully with thee, when their souls fly to thy throne after an easy death. Oh Holy Spirit, enlighten their deceived hearts, so that the truth of the holy Gospel may open their eyes and its praise be spread everywhere, forever and ever, Amen.” - John Hus
William Gurnall Quotes (Author of The Christian in Complete Armour)
“We fear men so much, because we fear God so little.”
― William Gurnall
“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.”
― William Gurnall
“Many lose heaven because they are ashamed to go in a fool's coat thither.”
― William Gurnall
“Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but they return with the richer lading at last, so that the praying soul is a gainer by waiting for an answer.”
― William Gurnall
“A pilot without his chart, a scholar without his book, and a soldier without his sword, are alike ridiculous. But, above all these, it is absurd for one to think of being a Christian, without knowledge of the word of God and some skill to use this weapon. - William Gurnall, The Christian in Complete Armour”
HAIL & FIRE - Richard Baxter Quotes (Words of Wisdom: Reformed & Puritan)
"A hard heart now makes heaven and hell seem but trifles. We have showed them everlasting glory and misery, and they are as men asleep; our words are as stones cast against a wall, which fly back in our faces. We talk of terrible things, but it is to dead men; we search the wounds, but they never feel it; we speak to rocks rather than to men; the earth will as soon tremble as they. But when these dead souls are revived, what passionate sensibility, what working affections, what pangs of horror, what depths of sorrow will there then be! How violently will they denounce and reproach themselves! How will they rage against their former madness! The lamentations of the most affectionate wife for the loss of her husband, or of the tenderest mother for the loss of her children, will be nothing to theirs for the loss of heaven." - Richard Baxter
"Doth any man live more to himself, or less to God, than the proud?" - Richard Baxter
"Any man who disturbs the false peace of sinners, must expect to be ill-treated, and reproached and defamed.” - Thomas Wilson
"To pretend to preach the truth without offending carnal men, is to pretend to be able to do what Jesus Christ could not do." - Thomas Wilson
"Study, not to be more knowing, but to be more holy, and to make others so. ... It is one thing for a man to fill his understanding and memory with truths, and another, to nourish his heart with them.”
-Thomas Wilson
"Has not God himself instituted marriage, as a means to satisfy the craving for love in all men. ... (Whose) heart is not unresponsive to nature, into which God has placed all creatures for enjoyment. ... For those are speaking lies in hypocrisy, who have a seared conscience, who forbid a life in marriage and abstain from foods which God has created (1 Timothy 4:1-5). I hold this to be the seed of iniquity and the root of all evil."
- John Hus
Salvation of One's Enemies:
“O Lord, Jesus Christ, into thine hands I deliver my soul, which thou hast redeemed with thy blood. Father in Heaven, do not hold against them the sins which my enemies commit against me, and let mine eyes see them blissfully with thee, when their souls fly to thy throne after an easy death. Oh Holy Spirit, enlighten their deceived hearts, so that the truth of the holy Gospel may open their eyes and its praise be spread everywhere, forever and ever, Amen.” - John Hus
William Gurnall Quotes (Author of The Christian in Complete Armour)
“We fear men so much, because we fear God so little.”
― William Gurnall
“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.”
― William Gurnall
“Many lose heaven because they are ashamed to go in a fool's coat thither.”
― William Gurnall
“Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but they return with the richer lading at last, so that the praying soul is a gainer by waiting for an answer.”
― William Gurnall
“A pilot without his chart, a scholar without his book, and a soldier without his sword, are alike ridiculous. But, above all these, it is absurd for one to think of being a Christian, without knowledge of the word of God and some skill to use this weapon. - William Gurnall, The Christian in Complete Armour”