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The Word of God is too sacred a thing, and preaching too solemn a work, to be toyed and played with.

William Gurnall

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William Gurnall
Age: 62 †
Born: 1617
Born: January 1
Died: 1679
Died: October 12
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Theologian
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Toyed
Solemn
Preaching

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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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And while God had work for Paul, he found him friends both in court and prison. Let persecutors send saints to prison, God can provide a keeper for their turn.
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A minister, without boldness, is like a smooth file, a knife without an edge, a sentinel that is afraid to let off his gun. If men will be bold in sin, ministers must be bold to reprove.
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Hope fills the afflicted soul with such inward joy and consolation, that it can laugh while tears are in the eye, sigh and sing all in a breath it is called the rejoicing of hope (Hebrews 3:6).
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God hath made it a debt which one saint owes to another to carry their names to a throne of grace.
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Oh, it is sad for a poor Christian to stand at the door of the promise, in the dark night of affliction, afraid to draw the latch, whereas he should then come boldly for shelter as a child into his father's house.
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It is the saint's duty, and should be their care, not only to believe that God is Almighty, but also to strongly believe that His almighty power is engaged for our defense and help in all of our straits and temptations.
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How many, alas, of the precious saints of God must we shut out from being believers, if there is no faith but what amounts to assurance.... shall we say their faith went away in the departure of their assurance?
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We live by faith, and faith lives by exercise.
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The Christian, like a chalice without a base, cannot stand on his own nor hold what he has received any longer that God holds him in His strong hands.
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The grace thou hast will soon be less, if thou addest not more to it.
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Our enemies are on every side, so must our armour be.
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Never venture near the door where sin dwells, lest you are dragged in.
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How can God stoop lower than to come and dwell with a poor humble soul? Which is more than if he had said, such a one should dwell with him for a beggar to live at court is not so much as the king to dwell with him in his cottage.
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CEASE to PRAY and thou will BEGIN to SIN.
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For a beggar to live at court is not so much as the King to dwell with him in his cottage.
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Praying is the same to the new creature as crying is to the natural. The child is not learned by art or example to cry, but instructed by nature it comes into the world crying. Praying is not a lesson got by forms and rules of art, but flowing from principles of new life itself.
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It is the image of God reflected in you that so enrages hell it is this at which the demons hurl their mightiest weapons.
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Few are made better by prosperity, whom afflictions make worse.
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Whoever hath a seed time of grace pass over his soul, shall have his harvest time also of joy.
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