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Those that abide in Christ as their heart's desire shall have, through Christ, their heart's desire. — Matthew Henry

Our creature comforts — Matthew Henry

God will always have a church on earth; but he never said it should be infallible, or perfectly pure from corruption on this side heaven. — Matthew Henry

Nature is content with little; grace with less; but lust with nothing. — Matthew Henry

Abram was very rich and yet very religious. — Matthew Henry

None are ruined by the justice of God but those that hate to be reformed by the grace of God. — Matthew Henry

It is a thing to be regretted (and prevented, if possible) that a whole nation should be ruined for the pride and obstinacy of its princes, — Matthew Henry

They that die by famine die by inches. — Matthew Henry

Men cannot expect to do ill and fare well, but to find that done to them which they did to others. — Matthew Henry

He rolls it under his tongue as a sweet morsel. — Matthew Henry

When we are waiting upon God to bless us, we should stir up ourselves to bless him. — Matthew Henry

If ill thoughts at any time enter into the mind of a good man, he doth not roll them under his tongue as a sweet morsel. — Matthew Henry

Hearkners, we say, seldom hear good of themselves. — Matthew Henry

The best we can say to God in prayer, is what He has said to us. — Matthew Henry

God is to be trusted in the use of means. — Matthew Henry

Though He had so much work to do with others, yet He [Jesus] chose sometimes to be alone, to set us an example. — Matthew Henry

Note, It is common for those that are indulgent to their own sin to be severe against the sins of others. — Matthew Henry

The Scriptures were written, not to make us astronomers, but to make us saints. — Matthew Henry

We have a cunning adversary, who watches to do mischief, and will promote errors, even by the words of scripture. — Matthew Henry

Guilty consciences are apt to take good providences in a bad sense, — Matthew Henry

Prayer is the midwife of mercy, that helps to bring it forth. — Matthew Henry

So great was the extremity of his pain and anguish, that he did not only sigh but roar. — Matthew Henry

Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in gay, fine colours, that are but skin-deep. — Matthew Henry

None live so easily, so pleasantly, as those that live by faith. — Matthew Henry

The beauty of holiness is that which the grave, that consumes all other beauty, cannot touch, or do any damage to. — Matthew Henry

God's Word must be the guide of your desires and the ground of your expectations in prayer. — Matthew Henry

A garment that is double dyed, dipped again and again, will retain the color a great while; so a truth which is the subject of meditation. — Matthew Henry

Christ teaches by the Spirit of wisdom in the heart, opening the understanding to the Spirit of revelation in the word. — Matthew Henry

thus God's spiritual Israel shall be kept through the wilderness of this earth, and from the insults of the gates of hell. — Matthew Henry

The way to forget our miseries, is to remember the God of our mercies. — Matthew Henry

ThanksGiving is good but ThanksLiving is better. — Matthew Henry

When men's spirits are sinking every thing helps to sink them. — Matthew Henry

Unbelief shall be left inexcusable, and convicted of a wilful obstinacy. — Matthew Henry

Such is the corruption of nature that the bad are much more likely to debauch the good than the good to reform the bad. — Matthew Henry

We should take heed of pride; it is a sin that turned angels into devils. — Matthew Henry

The service of sin is perfect slavery. — Matthew Henry

Christ's disciples were no orators, till the Spirit made them such. — Matthew Henry

They have most satisfaction in themselves, and consequently the sweetest relish of their creature comforts. — Matthew Henry

Those that forget to attend God with their praises may perhaps be compelled to attend him with their prayers. — Matthew Henry

Death to a good man is his release from the imprisonment of this world, and his departure to the enjoyments of another world. — Matthew Henry

When we begin to fret and be uneasy, we ought to consider that God hears all our murmurings, though silent, and only the murmurings of the heart. — Matthew Henry

It is better to get wisdom than gold. Gold is another's, wisdom is our own; gold is for the body and time, wisdom for the soul and eternity. — Matthew Henry

Though we may now think some sins light and little, if the Lord awaken the conscience, we shall feel even the smallest sin heavy upon our souls. — Matthew Henry

Though Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, yet not from the command of it, — Matthew Henry

When I cannot enjoy the faith of assurance, I live by the faith of adherence. — Matthew Henry

Pure Christianity and serious godliness fear not the scrutiny of a free thought, but despise the impotent malice of a prejudiced one. — Matthew Henry

Prayer time must be kept up as duly as meal-time. — Matthew Henry

If God and his grace do not rule us, sin and Satan will have possession of us. — Matthew Henry

so bad a thing is it to invade God's property, and so cautious should we be to abstain from all appearances of this evil. — Matthew Henry

The streams of religion run deep or shallow, according as the banks of the Sabbath are kept up or neglected. — Matthew Henry

Those that are above business. — Matthew Henry

To fish in troubled waters. — Matthew Henry

The sentences in the book of providence are sometimes long, and you must read a great way before you understand their meaning. — Matthew Henry

Man takes great pains to heap up riches, and they are like heaps of manure in the furrows of the field, good for nothing unless they be spread. — Matthew Henry

Those who will not deliver themselves into the hand of God's mercy cannot be delivered out of the hand of His justice. — Matthew Henry

Though we must never think to learn above our Bible, as long as we are here in this world, yet we must still be getting forward in it. — Matthew Henry

for God's work is its own wages, and there is a present reward of obedience in obedience. — Matthew Henry

Even when God is coming towards his people in ways of mercy, he sometimes takes such methods as that they may think themselves but ill treated. — Matthew Henry

It ought to be the business of every day to prepare for our final day (attributed to Matthew Henry) — Francis Chan

When God intends great mercy for his people, he first of all sets them praying. — Matthew Henry

One way or other, God will give redress to the injured, who in a humble silence commit their cause to him; — Matthew Henry

Those that look with contempt upon worldly honours shall be recompensed with the honour that cometh from God, which is the true honour. — Matthew Henry

When Peter would prove himself no disciple of Christ, he cursed and swore. — Matthew Henry

The more reverence we have for the Word of God, the more joy we shall find in it. — Matthew Henry

Those are marked for ruin who persist in sin, and are not ashamed of the abominations they have committed, Jer. 8:12. — Matthew Henry

To wait on God is to live a life of desire towards him, delight in him, dependence on him, and devotedness to him. — Matthew Henry

Brotherly love is the badge of Christ's disciples. — Matthew Henry

It is good for us to keep some account of our prayers, that we may not unsay them in our practice. — Matthew Henry

The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity. — Matthew Henry

Those who complain most are most to be complained of. — Matthew Henry

It is Christ living in the soul by faith that makes the body a living sacrifice, — Matthew Henry

It is good news, worthy of all acceptation; and yet not too good to be true. — Matthew Henry

The observance of the laws of Christ cannot be less necessary than the observance of the laws of Moses was. — Matthew Henry

Though we cannot by our prayers give God any information, yet we must by our prayers give him honor. — Matthew Henry

Riches are a blessing or a curse to a man according as he has or has not a heart to make good use of them. — Matthew Henry

It is better to die in the field of honour than to live in the chains of slavery; — Matthew Henry

All this and heaven too. — Matthew Henry

Love is the root; obedience is the fruit. — Matthew Henry

No sooner was the wound given than the remedy was provided and revealed. — Matthew Henry

They that pray in the family do well; they that pray and read the Scriptures do better; but they that pray, and read, and sing do best of all. — Matthew Henry

Here is bread, which strengthens man's heart, and therefore is called the staff of Life. — Matthew Henry

Pride is at the bottom of a great many errors and corruptions, and even of many evil practices, which have a great show and appearance of humility. — Matthew Henry

It is not enough for us to be where God is worshipped, if we do not ourselves worship him. — Matthew Henry

When we are calling to God to turn the eye of His favor towards us He is calling to us to turn the eye of our obedience towards Him. — Matthew Henry

I would think it a greater happiness to gain one soul to Christ than mountains of silver and gold to myself. — Matthew Henry

Conscience is that candle of the Lord which was not quite put out. — Matthew Henry

The liberty of God's people is a heavy grievance to their enemies, Esth. 5:12, 13; Acts 5:17, 33. — Matthew Henry

Peace is such a precious jewel that I would give anything for it but truth. — Matthew Henry

The prosperity of the soul is the best prosperity, and what we should be most solicitous about for ourselves and others. — Matthew Henry

Those that go gold into the furnace will come out no worse. — Matthew Henry

Hope for the best, get ready for the worst, and then take what God chooses to send. — Matthew Henry

Every tear of sorrow sown by the righteous springs up a pearl. — Matthew Henry

The treasures of wisdom are hidden not from us, but for us, in Christ. — Matthew Henry

Wherever there is true grace, there is a desire for more grace. — Matthew Henry

God is the first and best, and therefore must have the first and best. — Matthew Henry

What harrowing is after sowing, the same is meditation after hearing
it hides the word. — Matthew Henry

For love is of God. He is the fountain, author, parent, and commander of love; it is the sum of his law and gospel: — Matthew Henry

There may be idols in the heart, where there are none in the sanctuary. — Matthew Henry

A state of apostasy is worse than a state of ignorance. — Matthew Henry

No attribute of God is more dreadful to sinners than His holiness. — Matthew Henry