Explore Quotes by William Gurnall

The grace thou hast will soon be less, if thou addest not more to it.

Great comforts do, indeed, bear witness to the truth of thy grace, but not to the degree of it; the weak child is oftener in the lap than the strong one.

Men are what they see and judge; though some do not fill up their light, yet none go beyond it.

Of all creatures in this visible world, light is the most glorious; of all light, the light of the sun without compare excels the rest.

Mercy should make us ashamed, wrath afraid to sin.

We have peace with God as soon as we believe, but not always with ourselves. The pardon may be past the prince's hand and seal, and yet not put into the prisoner's hand.

Let your hope of heaven master your fear of death.

All the plots of hell and commotions on earth have not so much as shaken God's hand to spoil one letter or line he has been drawing.

In heaven we shall appear, not in armour, but in robes of glory. But here these are to be worn night and day; we must walk, work, and sleep in them, or else we are not true soldiers of Christ.

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.

To forsake sin, is to leave it without any thought reserved of returning to it again.

CEASE to PRAY and thou will BEGIN to SIN.

We are justified, not by giving anything to God,--what we do,--but by receiving from God, what Christ hath done for us.

Compare Scripture with Scripture. False doctrines, like false witnesses, agree not among themselves.

The storm may be tempestuous, but it is only temporary.

Never venture near the door where sin dwells, lest you are dragged in.

The mightier any is in the word, the more mighty he will be in prayer.

The Christian's life should put his minister's sermon in print.

When people do not mind what God speaks to them in His word, God doth as little mind what they say to Him in prayer.

There is no such way to be even with the devil and his instruments, for all their spite against us, as by doing what good we can wherever we be come.

He that is impatient, and cannot wait on God for a mercy, will not easily submit to Him in a denial.