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To see a man humble under prosperity is one of the greatest rarities in the world.
John Flavel
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John Flavel
Age: 61 †
Born: 1630
Born: January 1
Died: 1691
Died: June 26
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Christ bounds and terminates the vast desires of the soul He is the very Sabbath of the soul.
John Flavel
And now let us consider and marvel that ever this great and blessed God should be so much concerned, as you have heard He is in all His providences, about such vile, despicable worms as we are! He does not need us, but is perfectly blessed and happy in Himself without us. We can add nothing to Him.
John Flavel
Providence is wiser than you, and you may be confident it has suited all things better to your eternal good than you could do had you been left to your own option.
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Scripture knows no other way to glory, but Christ put on and applied by faith.
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Did Christ finish His work for us? Then there can be no doubt but He will also finish His work in us.
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There is no grace more excellent than faith no sin more execrable and abominable then unbelief. Faith is the saving grace and unbelief the damning sin. (Mark 16:16) ... Before Christ can be received, the heart must be emptied and opened: but men's heart's are full of self-righteousn ess and vain confidence (Rom 10:3).
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Ah, did we but rightly understand what the demerit of sin is, we would rather admire the bounty of God than complain of the straithandedness of Providence. And if we did but consider that there lies upon God no obligation of justice or gratitud to reward any of our duties, it would cure our murmurs (Gen. 32:10).
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Suppose that by revenge you might destroy one enemy yet, by exercising the Christian's temper you might conquer three–your own lust, Satan's temptation, and your enemy's heart.
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My soul is of more value than ten thousand worlds.
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It is the great support and solace of the saints in all the distresses that befall them here, that there is a wise Spirit sitting in all the wheels of motion, and governing the most eccentric creatures and their most pernicious designs to blessed and happy issues.
John Flavel
Brethren, it is easier to declaim against a thousand sins of others, than to mortify one sin in ourselves.
John Flavel
That which begins not with prayer, seldom winds up with comfort.
John Flavel
When God gives you comforts, it is your great evil not to observe His hand in them.
John Flavel
Christian, thou knowest thou carriest Gunpowder about thee, desire those that carry Fire to keep at a Distance from thee 'tis a dangerous Crisis when a proud Heart meets with flattering Lips.
John Flavel
Where there is no want, there is usually much wantonness.
John Flavel
When the world smiles upon us, and we have got a warm nest, how do we prophesy of rest and peace in those acquisitions, thinking with good Baruch, great things for ourselves, but Providence by a particular or general calamity overturns our plans (Jer. 45:4,5), and all this to turn our hearts from the creature to God.
John Flavel
He is bread to the hungry, water to the thirsty, a garment to the naked, healing to the wounded and whatever a soul can desire is found in Him.
John Flavel
We must not think that faith itself is the soul's rest it is only the means of it. We cannot find rest in any work or duty of our own, but we may find it in Christ, whom faith apprehends for justification and salvation.
John Flavel
Providence is like a curious piece of tapestry made of a thousand shreds, which, single, appear useless, but put together, they represent a beautiful history to the eye.
John Flavel
Afflictions have the same use and end to our souls, that frosty weather hath upon those clothes that are laid and bleaching, they alter the hue and make them white.
John Flavel
