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John Flavel quotes: Where there is no want, there is usually much wantonness. Where there is no want, there is usually much wantonness.
John Flavel quotes: Christ bounds and terminates the vast desires of the soul; He is the very Sabbath of the soul. Christ bounds and terminates the vast desires of the soul; He is the very Sabbath of the soul.
John Flavel quotes: As God did not at first choose you because you were high, He will not now forsake you because you are low. As God did not at first choose you because you were high, He will not now forsake you because you are low.
John Flavel quotes: Guilt is to danger, what fire is to gunpowder; a man need not fear to walk among many barrels of powder, if he have no fire about him. Guilt is to danger, what fire is to gunpowder; a man need not fear to walk among many barrels of powder, if he have no fire about him.
John Flavel quotes: A cross without a Christ never did any man good. A cross without a Christ never did any man good.
John Flavel quotes: O happy providences, however smart, that make the soul for ever afraid of sin! O happy providences, however smart, that make the soul for ever afraid of sin!
John Flavel quotes: The Providence of God is like Hebrew words - it can be read only backwards. The Providence of God is like Hebrew words - it can be read only backwards.
John Flavel quotes: They that know God will be humble. They that know themselves cannot be proud. They that know God will be humble. They that know themselves cannot be proud.
John Flavel quotes: Oh sirs, deal with sin as sin, and speak of heaven and hell as they are, and not as if you were in jest. Oh sirs, deal with sin as sin, and speak of heaven and hell as they are, and not as if you were in jest.
John Flavel quotes: If I yield to thy temptation, I must either feel the pangs of conscience, or the flames of hell. If I yield to thy temptation, I must either feel the pangs of conscience, or the flames of hell.
John Flavel quotes: A hot iron, though blunt, will pierce sooner than a cold one, though sharper. A hot iron, though blunt, will pierce sooner than a cold one, though sharper.
John Flavel quotes: He feels all our sorrows, needs, and burdens as his own. That is why it is said that the sufferings of believers are called the sufferings of Christ. He feels all our sorrows, needs, and burdens as his own. That is why it is said that the sufferings of believers are called the sufferings of Christ.
John Flavel quotes: If time be a ring of gold, opportunity is the rich diamond that gives it both its value and glory. If time be a ring of gold, opportunity is the rich diamond that gives it both its value and glory.
John Flavel quotes: Observed duties maintain our credit; but secret duties maintain our life. Observed duties maintain our credit; but secret duties maintain our life.
John Flavel quotes: The Lord shall do all for thee, and thou shalt do nothing, but be the Sabbath of Christ. The Lord shall do all for thee, and thou shalt do nothing, but be the Sabbath of Christ.
John Flavel quotes: The opening of your hearts to receive the Lord Jesus Christ is not a work done by any power of your own, but the arm of the Lord is revealed The opening of your hearts to receive the Lord Jesus Christ is not a work done by any power of your own, but the arm of the Lord is revealed therein.
John Flavel quotes: Did Christ finish His work for us? Then there can be no doubt but He will also finish His work in us. Did Christ finish His work for us? Then there can be no doubt but He will also finish His work in us.
John Flavel quotes: God's unspotted faithfulness never failed any soul that durst trust himself in its arms. God's unspotted faithfulness never failed any soul that durst trust himself in its arms.
John Flavel quotes: We are not distinguished from brutes by our senses, but by our understanding. We are not distinguished from brutes by our senses, but by our understanding.
John Flavel quotes: The less fear a person has, the more happiness he has - unless, of course, it is that fear which is his happiness and excellence. The less fear a person has, the more happiness he has - unless, of course, it is that fear which is his happiness and excellence.
John Flavel quotes: Regeneration expresses those supernatural, divine, new qualities imparted by the Spirit to the soul, which are the principle of all holy action. Regeneration expresses those supernatural, divine, new qualities imparted by the Spirit to the soul, which are the principle of all holy action.
John Flavel quotes: It is better to be as low as hell with a promise, than in Paradise without one. It is better to be as low as hell with a promise, than in Paradise without one.
John Flavel quotes: Some providences, like Hebrew letters, must be read backwards. Some providences, like Hebrew letters, must be read backwards.
John Flavel quotes: One morsel of God's provision, especially when it comes in unexpectedly, and upon prayer, when wants are most, will be more sweet One morsel of God's provision, especially when it comes in unexpectedly, and upon prayer, when wants are most, will be more sweet
John Flavel quotes: What a mercy was it to us to have parents that prayed for us before they had us, as well as in our infancy when we could not pray for What a mercy was it to us to have parents that prayed for us before they had us, as well as in our infancy when we could not pray for ourselves!
John Flavel quotes: For the infinite glorious Creator of all things, to become a creature, is a mystery exceeding all human understanding. For the infinite glorious Creator of all things, to become a creature, is a mystery exceeding all human understanding.
John Flavel quotes: A bad heart and a slippery memory deprive men of the comfort of many mercies, and defraud God of the glory due for them. A bad heart and a slippery memory deprive men of the comfort of many mercies, and defraud God of the glory due for them.
John Flavel quotes: That which begins not with prayer, seldom winds up with comfort. That which begins not with prayer, seldom winds up with comfort.
John Flavel quotes: Scripture knows no other way to glory, but Christ put on and applied by faith. Scripture knows no other way to glory, but Christ put on and applied by faith.
John Flavel quotes: One word of God can do more than ten thousand words of men to relieve a distressed soul. One word of God can do more than ten thousand words of men to relieve a distressed soul.
John Flavel quotes: Christ's resurrection is the ground-work of our hope. And the new birth is our title or evidence of our interest in it. Christ's resurrection is the ground-work of our hope. And the new birth is our title or evidence of our interest in it.
John Flavel quotes: What, at Peace with the Father, and at War with the (His) Children! It cannot be. What, at Peace with the Father, and at War with the (His) Children! It cannot be.
John Flavel quotes: Two things destroy the peace and tranquility of our lives; our bewailing past disappointments, or fearing future ones. Two things destroy the peace and tranquility of our lives; our bewailing past disappointments, or fearing future ones.
John Flavel quotes: There is not a greater discovery of pride in the world than in the contests of our wills with the will of God. There is not a greater discovery of pride in the world than in the contests of our wills with the will of God.
John Flavel quotes: No doctrine is more excellent, or necessary to be preached and studied, than Jesus Christ, and him crucified. No doctrine is more excellent, or necessary to be preached and studied, than Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
John Flavel quotes: Christ is so in love with holiness, that at the price of His blood He will buy it for us. Christ is so in love with holiness, that at the price of His blood He will buy it for us.
John Flavel quotes: The heart of a Christian, like the moon, commonly suffers an eclipse when it is at the full, and that by the interposition of the earth. The heart of a Christian, like the moon, commonly suffers an eclipse when it is at the full, and that by the interposition of the earth.
John Flavel quotes: Let all Arminians know: we have as high an esteem for faith as any men in the world, but yet we will not rob Christ to clothe faith. Let all Arminians know: we have as high an esteem for faith as any men in the world, but yet we will not rob Christ to clothe faith.
John Flavel quotes: The carnal person fears man, not God. The strong Christian fears God, not man. The weak Christian fears man too much, and God too little. The carnal person fears man, not God. The strong Christian fears God, not man. The weak Christian fears man too much, and God too little.
John Flavel quotes: Jesus Christ is in every way sufficient to the vast desires of the soul. Jesus Christ is in every way sufficient to the vast desires of the soul.
John Flavel quotes: The more afflictions you have been under, the more assistance you have had for this life of holiness. The more afflictions you have been under, the more assistance you have had for this life of holiness.
John Flavel quotes: Jesus, our head, is already in heaven; and if the head be above water, the body cannot drown. Jesus, our head, is already in heaven; and if the head be above water, the body cannot drown.
John Flavel quotes: The Scriptures teach us the best way of living, the noblest way of suffering, and the most comfortable way of dying. The Scriptures teach us the best way of living, the noblest way of suffering, and the most comfortable way of dying.
John Flavel quotes: most men rather need the spur, than the reins most men rather need the spur, than the reins
John Flavel quotes: Whatever be the ground of one's distress, it should drive him to, not from God. Whatever be the ground of one's distress, it should drive him to, not from God.
John Flavel quotes: The soul of the poorest child is of equal dignity with the soul of Adam. The soul of the poorest child is of equal dignity with the soul of Adam.
John Flavel quotes: My soul is of more value than ten thousand worlds. My soul is of more value than ten thousand worlds.
John Flavel quotes: It is a good sign that our troubles are sanctified to us when they turn our hearts against sin, and not against God. It is a good sign that our troubles are sanctified to us when they turn our hearts against sin, and not against God.
John Flavel quotes: The law sends us to Christ to be justified, and Christ sends us to the law to be regulated. The law sends us to Christ to be justified, and Christ sends us to the law to be regulated.
John Flavel quotes: He is bread to the hungry, water to the thirsty, a garment to the naked, healing to the wounded; and whatever a soul can desire is found in Him. He is bread to the hungry, water to the thirsty, a garment to the naked, healing to the wounded; and whatever a soul can desire is found in Him.
John Flavel quotes: When God gives you comforts, it is your great evil not to observe His hand in them. When God gives you comforts, it is your great evil not to observe His hand in them.
John Flavel quotes: To see a man humble under prosperity is one of the greatest rarities in the world. To see a man humble under prosperity is one of the greatest rarities in the world.
John Flavel quotes: It is my ignorance of God's design that makes me quarrel with him. It is my ignorance of God's design that makes me quarrel with him.
John Flavel quotes: There is no sin in complaining to God, but much wickedness in complaining of him. There is no sin in complaining to God, but much wickedness in complaining of him.
John Flavel quotes: Sin had so shut up mercy from us, that had not Christ made an atonement by his death, we should never have obtained it to all eternity. Sin had so shut up mercy from us, that had not Christ made an atonement by his death, we should never have obtained it to all eternity.
John Flavel quotes: Oh, study your hearts, watch your hearts, keep your hearts Oh, study your hearts, watch your hearts, keep your hearts
John Flavel quotes: Christ comes with kingly power, to rescue sinners, as a prey from the mouth of the terrible one. Christ comes with kingly power, to rescue sinners, as a prey from the mouth of the terrible one.
John Flavel quotes: Brethren, it is easier to declaim against a thousand sins of others, than to mortify one sin in ourselves. Brethren, it is easier to declaim against a thousand sins of others, than to mortify one sin in ourselves.
John Flavel quotes: The Lord's supper is memorative, and so it has the nature and use of a pledge or token of love, left by a dying to a dear surviving friend. The Lord's supper is memorative, and so it has the nature and use of a pledge or token of love, left by a dying to a dear surviving friend.
John Flavel quotes: That soul is dead to which the Spirit of Christ is not given in the work of regeneration; and all its works are dead works. That soul is dead to which the Spirit of Christ is not given in the work of regeneration; and all its works are dead works.

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