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A tree may always be known by its fruit, and a true Christian may always be discovered by their habits, tastes & affections.
J. C. Ryle
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J. C. Ryle
Age: 84 †
Born: 1816
Born: May 10
Died: 1900
Died: June 10
Anglican Priest
Bishop Of Liverpool
Cricketer
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Macclesfield
Cheshire
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The Gospel was not meant merely to reside in our intellect, memories, and tongues, but to be seen in our lives.
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Any well-read man knows that the moral difference between the condition of the world before Christianity was planted and since Christianity took root is the difference between night and day, the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of the devil.
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We never know who they are that God will draw, and have nothing to do with it. Our duty is to invite all, and leave it to God to choose the vessels of mercy.
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The nearer we live to God while we live, the more ready we will be to dwell forever in His presence when we die.
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Good hymns are an immense blessing to the Church. They train people for heaven, where praise is one of the principal occupations.
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But if there is one thing clearly and plainly laid down about election, it is this: that elect men and women may be known and distinguished by holy lives.
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Weak, feeble and foolish as it may seem to people, the simple story of the Cross is enough for all mankind in every part of the globe.
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People will never set their faces decidedly towards heaven, and live like pilgrims, until they really feel that they are in danger of hell.
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What will it cost [a person] to be a true Christian? It will cost him his self-righteousn ess. He must cast away all pride and high thoughts, and conceit of his own goodness. He must be content to go to heaven as a poor sinner, saved only by free grace, and owing all to the merit and righteousness of another.
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Live as if you thought that Christ might come at any time.
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A sin...consists in doing, saying, thinking, or imagining anything that is not in perfect conformity with the mind and law of God
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