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Matthew Henry

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Matthew Henry
Age: 51 †
Born: 1662
Born: October 18
Died: 1714
Died: June 22
Author
Theologian
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Sir y Fflint
Polite
Liberal
Learning
Education
Men

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He that is in haste may contract much guilt in a little time. What we say or do unadvisedly when we are hot, we must unsay or undo again when we are cool, or do worse.
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That which God plants he will take care to keep watered.
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The best we can say to God in prayer, is what He has said to us.
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The counsels and decrees of God do not truckle to the frail and fickle will of man.
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Were we to think more of our own mistakes and offences, we should be less apt to judge other people.
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So great was the extremity of his pain and anguish, that he did not only sigh but roar.
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He rolls it under his tongue as a sweet morsel.
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To a good man, God gives not only wisdom and knowledge, but joy.
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They that pray in the family do well they that pray and read the Scriptures do better but they that pray, and read, and sing do best of all.
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The flower of youth never appears more beautiful than when it bends toward the sun of righteousness.
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...When we are waiting upon God to bless us, we should stir up ourselves to bless him.
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What God requires of us he himself works in us, or it is not done. He that commands faith, holiness, and love, creates them by the power of his grace going along with his word, that he may have all the praise.
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There is a burden of care in getting riches fear in keeping them temptation in using them guilt in abusing them sorrow in losing them and a burden of account at last to be given concerning them.
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Meekness is calm confidence, settled assurance, and rest of the soul. It is the tranquil stillness of a soul that is at rest in Christ. It is the place of peace. Meekness springs from a heart of humility, radiating the fragrance of Christ.
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Blushing is the colour of virtue.
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It is common for those that are farthest from God, to boast themselves most of their being near to the Church.
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All this and heaven too.
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None shall be saved by Christ but those only who work out their own salvation while God is working in them by His truth and His Holy Spirit. We cannot do without God and God will not do without us.
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Every tear of sorrow sown by the righteous springs up a pearl.
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Sanctified afflictions are spiritual promotions.
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