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God Himself underwrites your battle and has appointed His own Son 'the captain of your salvation'.
William Gurnall
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William Gurnall
Age: 62 †
Born: 1617
Born: January 1
Died: 1679
Died: October 12
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Bid faith look through the key-hole of the promise, and tell thee what it sees there laid up for him that overcomes bid it listen and tell thee whether it cannot hear the shout of those crowned saints, as of those that are dividing the spoil, and receiving the reward of all their services and sufferings here on earth.
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Set a strong guard about thy outward senses: these are Satan's landing places, especially the eye and the ear.
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Let thy hope of heaven master thy fear of death.
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Cease to pray and thou will begin to sin. Prayer is not only a means to prevail for mercy but also to prevent sin.
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If thou beest ever so exact in thy morals, and not a worshiper of God, then thou art an atheist.
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We fear men so much, because we fear God so little.
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To forsake sin, is to leave it without any thought reserved of returning to it again.
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Therefore tremble, O man, at any power thou hast, except thou usest it for God. Art thou strong in body who hath thy strength? God, or thy lusts?
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