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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
Sober
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Second

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Goodness makes greatness truly valuable, and greatness make goodness much more serviceable.
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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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Christ is our temple, in whom by faith all believers meet.
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ThanksGiving is good but ThanksLiving is better.
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To wait on God is to live a life of desire toward Him, delight in Him, dependence on Him, and devotedness to Him.
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They that die by famine die by inches.
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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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A man that is endued with the powers of reason, by which he is capable of knowing, serving, glorifying, and enjoying his Maker, and yet lives without God in the world, is certainly the most despicable and the most miserable animal under the sun.
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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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If God and his grace do not rule us, sin and Satan will have possession of us.
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Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works of charity and piety, and neither will excuse us from the other.
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As if men did not die fast enough, they are ingenious at finding out ways to destroy one another.
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For love is of God. He is the fountain, author, parent, and commander of love it is the sum of his law and gospel.
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Those who deceive others, deceive themselves, as they will find at last, to their cost.
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Anger cannot rest in the bosom where love reigns.
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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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We have a cunning adversary, who watches to do mischief, and will promote errors, even by the words of scripture.
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That which God plants he will take care to keep watered.
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Seducers are more dangerous enemies to the church than persecutors.
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