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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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Matthew Henry
Age: 51 †
Born: 1662
Born: October 18
Died: 1714
Died: June 22
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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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We have no sufficient strength of our own. All our sufficiency is of God. We should stir up ourselves to resist temptations in a reliance upon God's all-sufficiency and the omnipotence of his might.
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I thank Thee first because I was never robbed before second, because although they took my purse they did not take my life third, because although they took my all, it was not much and fourth because it was I who was robbed, and not I who robbed.
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God's promises are to be our pleas in prayer.
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Those that have so much power over others as to be able to oppress them have seldom so much over themselves as not to oppress.
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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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The best we can say to God in prayer, is what He has said to us.
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The first lesson in Christ's school is self-denial.
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It is a sin against God not to pray for the Israel of God, especially for those of them that are under our charge. Good men are afraid of the guilt of omissions ( I Samuel 12).
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Brotherly love is still the distinguishing badge of every true Christian.
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The more reverence we have for the Word of God, the more joy we shall find in it.
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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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The anger of a meek man is like fire struck out of steel, hard to be got out, and when it is, soon gone.
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We should take heed of pride it is a sin that turned angels into devils.
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In all God's providences, it is good to compare His word and His works together for we shall find a beautiful harmony between them, and that they mutually illustrate each other.
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When we are calling to God to turn the eye of His favor towards us He is calling to us to turn the eye of our obedience towards Him.
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Esther came to a proud imperious man we come to the God of love and grace.
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Peace is such a precious jewel that I would give anything for it but truth.
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To a good man, God gives not only wisdom and knowledge, but joy.
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