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It is our work to cast care, and it is God's work to take care.

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The angel fetched Peter out of prison, but it was prayer that fetched the angel.
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The Ediles among the Romans had their doors always standing open, that all who had petitions might have free access to them. The door of heaven is always open for the prayers of God's people.
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First we practice sin, then defend it, then boast of it.
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The torments of hell abide for ever.... If all the earth and sea were sand, and every thousandth year a bird should come, and take away one grain of this sand, it would be a long time ere that vast heap of sand were emptied yet, if after all that time the damned may come out of hell, there were some hope but this word EVER breaks the heart.
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There is justice in hell, but sin is the most unjust thing. It would rob God of his glory, Christ of his purchase, the soul of its happiness.
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The prayer that is faithless is fruitless.
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Till sin be bitter, Christ will not be sweet.
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The more we enjoy of God, the more we are ravished with delight.
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