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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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None can know their election but by their conformity to the image of Christ for all that are chosen are chosen to sanctification.
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Every tear of sorrow sown by the righteous springs up a pearl.
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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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A state of apostasy is worse than a state of ignorance.
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The grace that saves them is the free undeserved goodness and favor of God.
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Holy joy will be oil to the wheels of our obedience.
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We must believe that He is able to do what He will, wise to do what is best, and good, according to His promise, to do what is best for us, if we love Him, and serve Him.
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If we would be angry and not sin, we must be angry at nothing but sin and we should be more jealous for the glory of God than for any interest or reputation of our own.
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Shallows where a lamb could wade and depths where an elephant would drown.
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Prayer is the midwife of mercy, that helps to bring it forth.
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Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in gay, fine colours, that are but skin-deep.
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Christ is our temple, in whom by faith all believers meet.
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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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Christ teaches by the Spirit of wisdom in the heart, opening the understanding to the Spirit of revelation in the word.
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Take Jesus for your king, and by baptism swear allegiance to him take him for your prophet, and hear him take him for your priest, to make atonement for you.
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That which God plants he will take care to keep watered.
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The Bible is a letter God has sent to us prayer is a letter we send to him.
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They that die by famine die by inches.
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Nothing can make a man truly great but being truly good, and partaking of God's holiness.
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Not lost, but gone before.
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