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William Ames Inspirational Quotes (670)

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The will of God is eternal because He does not begin to will what He did not will before, nor cease to will what He willed before.
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Theology is the doctrine or teaching of living to God.
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The relative property of the Son is to be begotten, that is, so to proceed from the Father as to be a participant of the same essence and perfectly carry on the Father's nature.
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The good pleasure of God is an act of the divine will freely and effectively determining all things.
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The virtue of contentment is the acquiescence of the mind in the lot God has given
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The starting point of sanctification is the filthiness, corruption, or stain of sin.
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Sanctification is not to be understood here as a separation from ordinary use or consecration to some special use, although this meaning is often present in Scripture, sometimes referring to outward and sometimes to inward or effectual separation.
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In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor.
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From faith, hope, and love, the virtues of religion referring to God, there arises a double act which bears on the spiritual communion exercised between God and us the hearing of the word and prayer.
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Hence the end of the world should be awaited with all longing by all believers.
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Everyone who understands the nature of God rightly necessarily knows that God is to be believed and hoped in, that he is to be loved and called upon, and to be heard in all things.
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Therefore, the church is not absolutely necessary as an object of faith, not even for us today, for then Abraham and the other prophets would not have given assent to those things which were revealed to them from God without any intervening help of the church.
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Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God.
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The one who thinks over his experiences most, and weaves them into systematic relations with each other, will be the one with the best memory.
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The discovery of the power of our thoughts will prove to be the most important discovery of our time
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Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, 'This is the real me,' and when you have found that attitude, follow it.
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The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.
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To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
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A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
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Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives in ways that exceed verbal formulation.
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When a thing is new, people say: ‘It is not true.’ Later, when its truth becomes obvious, they say: ‘It is not important.’ Finally, when its importance cannot be denied, they say: ‘Anyway, it is not new.
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Religion, whatever it is, is a man's total reaction upon life.
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Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear.
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Life is one long struggle between conclusions based on abstract ways of conceiving cases, and opposite conclusions prompted by our instinctive perception of them.
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