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Conduct is the grand test of character. Words are one great evidence of the condition of the heart.

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
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Macclesfield
Cheshire
J. C. Ryle
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To be prayerless is to be without God, without Christ, without grace, without hope, and without heaven.
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Meekness is one of the brightest graces which can adorn the Christian character.
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According to the men of the world, few are going to hell According to the Bible, few are going to heaven.
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By affliction He teaches us many precious lessons, which without it we should never learn. By affliction He shows us our emptiness and weakness, draws us to the throne of grace, purifies our affections, weans us from the world, makes us long for heaven.
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Do not glory in your own faith, your own feelings, your own knowledge, or your own diligence. Glory in nothing but Christ.
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