Occupation: Preacher Birth: December 16, 1714 Death: September 30, 1770
True conversion means turning not only from sin but also from depending on self-made righteousness. Those who trust in their own righteousness for co….
As God can send a nation or people no greater blessing than to give them faithful, sincere and upright ministers, so the greatest curse that God can ….
I would rather wear out than rust out..
If we once get above our Bibles and cease making the written Word of God our sole rule both as to faith and practice, we shall soon lie open to all m….
Christ is worth all, or he is worth nothing..
All our afflictions, all our temptations are to make heaven more desirable, and earth more loathsome..
We can preach the Gospel of Christ no further than we have experienced the power of it in our own hearts.
When you hear of a notorious sinner, instead of thinking you do well to be angry, beg of Jesus Christ to convert, and make him a monument of his free….
I began to read the Holy Scriptures upon my knees, laying aside all other books, and praying over, if possible, every line and word. This proved meat….
The true believer can no more live without prayer, than without food day by day..
Study to know Him more and more, for the more you know, the more you will love Him..
What! Get to heaven on your own strength? Why, you might as well try to climb to the moon on a rope of sand!.
The Christian world is in a deep sleep; nothing but a loud shout can awaken them out of it!.
If you are going to walk with Jesus Christ, you are going to be opposed ... In our days, to be a true Christian is really to become a scandal..
Congregations are lifeless because dead men preach to them..
Other men may preach the gospel better than I, but no man can preach a better gospel..
I was honored today with having a few stones, dirt, rotten eggs, and pieces of dead cat thrown at me.
Be humble, talk little, think and pray much..
Man is nothing; he hath a free will to go to hell, but none to go to heaven, till God worketh in him" and "you dishonour God by denying election. You….
John Wesley tells of a dream he had. In the dream, he was ushered to the gates of Hell. There he asked, "Are there any Presbyterians here?" "Yes!", c….
True repentance will entirely change you; the bias of your souls will be changed, then you will delight in God, in Christ, in His Law, and in His peo….