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We may read many truths in the Bible, but we cannot know them savingly, till God by his Spirit shines upon our soul.
Repentance is purgative; fear not the working of this pill.
The Doctrine of Repentance (1668)
Obedience carries in it the life-blood of religion.
There is nothing that can hurt the soul but sin; it is not affliction that hurts it, it often makes it better, as the furnace makes gold the purer; but it is sin that damnifies.
Leaving sin is not enough, unless we embrace righteousness.
I build nought els but castles in the ayre.
Seriousness is the Christian's ballast which keeps him from being overturned with vanity.
The Christian Soldier; or Heaven Taken by Storm (1669)
Repentance is a grace of God's Spirit whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and visibly reformed.
The Doctrine of Repentance (1668)
When zeal like incense burns, first the lamp of knowledge must be lighted.
Though the way of religion has thorns in it with respect to persecution, yet it is full of roses with respect to that inward peace and contentment that the soul finds in it.
That preaching is to be preferred which makes the truest discovery of men's sins and shows them their hearts.
Though heaven be given us freely, yet we must contend for it, "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might" (Eccl. 9:10)
The Christian Soldier; or Heaven Taken by Storm (1669)
Truth is an antidote against error. Error is the adultery of the mind.
The two great graces essential to a saint in this life are faith and repentance. These are the two wings by which he flies to heaven.
The Doctrine of Repentance (1668)
In Adam we all suffered shipwreck and repentance is the only plank left us after shipwreck to swim to heaven.
The Doctrine of Repentance (1668)
The first sermon that Christ preached, indeed, the first word of his sermon was 'Repent'.
The Doctrine of Repentance (1668)
O that we would therefore, while we are on this side of the grave, make our peace with God! Tomorrow may be our dying day; let this be our repenting day.
The Doctrine of Repentance (1668)
Truth is unerring; it is the star which leads to Christ. Truth is pure (Psa 119:140)
"The heavens being on fire shall be dissolved" (2 Peter 3:12), but not that truth which came from heaven (1 Peter 1:25)
Repentance is never out of season.
The Doctrine of Repentance (1668)