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William Gurnall Inspirational Quotes (100)

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The soldier is summoned to a life of active duty and so is the Christian.
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To forsake sin, is to leave it without any thought reserved of returning to it again.
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Few are made better by prosperity, whom afflictions make worse.
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We need not borrow and take up sorrows upon use of the morrow, to make up our present load as we read of daily bread, so of a daily cross, Luke ix. M, which we are bid to take, not to make.
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The grace thou hast will soon be less, if thou addest not more to it.
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A minister, without boldness, is like a smooth file, a knife without an edge, a sentinel that is afraid to let off his gun. If men will be bold in sin, ministers must be bold to reprove.
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The Christian is to proclaim and prosecute an irreconcilable war against his bosom sins those sins which have lain nearest his heart, must now be trampled under his feet.
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What is Jordan that I should wash in it? What is the preaching that I should attend on it, while I hear nothing but what I knew before? What are these beggarly elements of water, bread, and wine? Are not these the reasonings of a soul that forgets who appoints the means of grace?
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How many, alas, of the precious saints of God must we shut out from being believers, if there is no faith but what amounts to assurance.... shall we say their faith went away in the departure of their assurance?
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Can Christ be in thou heart and thou not know it? Can one king be dethroned and another crowned in thy soul and thou hear no scuffle?
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Oh, it is sad for a poor Christian to stand at the door of the promise, in the dark night of affliction, afraid to draw the latch, whereas he should then come boldly for shelter as a child into his father's house.
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Christ hath told us He will come, but not when, that we might never put off our clothes, or put out the candle.
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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.
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As you love your peace, Christian, be plain-hearted with God and man, and keep the king's highway.
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Our enemies are on every side, so must our armour be.
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Set a strong guard about thy outward senses: these are Satan's landing places, especially the eye and the ear.
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Peace of conscience is nothing but the echo of pardoning mercy.
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Thou hast no life to lose, because thou hast given it already to Christ, nor can man take away that without God's leave.
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One Almighty is more than all mighties
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Nothing is more contrary to a heavenly hope than an earthly heart.
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Job's friends chose the right time to visit him, but took not the right course of improving their visit had they spent the time in praying for him which they did in hot disputes with him, they would have profited him, and pleased God more.
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The Christian must trust in a withdrawing God.
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We must not confide in the armour of God, but in the God of this armour, because all our weapons are only mighty through God.
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God would not rub so hard if it were not to fetch out the dirt that is ingrained in our natures. God loves purity so well He had rather see a hole than a spot in His child's garments.
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