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Jesus wept once; possibly more than once. There are times when God asks nothing of His children except silence, patience, and tears.

— Charles Seymour Robinson Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

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"No man can come to Christ except the Father draw him." If he comes asking, that proves he comes drawn.

Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

When you have given yourself to Christ, leave yourself there, and go about your work as a child in His household.

Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

Whatever the Holy Spirit prompts a true Christian to do for the glory of God, He allures him to do in a modest way, and with a disposition of indescribable tenderness.

Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

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