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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.

Matthew Henry

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Matthew Henry
Age: 51 †
Born: 1662
Born: October 18
Died: 1714
Died: June 22
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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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Do nothing till thou hast well considered the end of it.
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It is not enough for us to be where God is worshipped, if we do not ourselves worship 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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. . . when we cannot do the good we would, we must be ready to do the good we can.
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Holy joy will be oil to the wheels of our obedience.
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Pure Christianity and serious godliness fear not the scrutiny of a free thought, but despise the impotent malice of a prejudiced one.
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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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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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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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