Whatsoever we have over-loved, idolized, and leaned upon, God has from time to time broken it, and made us to see the vanity of it; so that we find the readiest course to be rid of our comforts is to set our hearts inordinately upon them.
He is bread to the hungry, water to the thirsty, a garment to the naked, healing to the wounded; and whatever a soul can desire is found in Him. - John Flavel
He is bread to the hungry, water to the thirsty, a garment to the naked, healing to the wounded; and whatever a soul can desire is found in Him.
- John Flavel
If you neglect to instruct children in the way of holiness, will the devil neglect to instruct them in the way of wickedness? No; if you will not tea… - John Flavel
If you neglect to instruct children in the way of holiness, will the devil neglect to instruct them in the way of wickedness? No; if you will not tea…
No doctrine is more excellent, or necessary to be preached and studied, than Jesus Christ, and him crucified. - John Flavel
No doctrine is more excellent, or necessary to be preached and studied, than Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
As God did not at first choose you because you were high, He will not now forsake you because you are low. - John Flavel
As God did not at first choose you because you were high, He will not now forsake you because you are low.
One word of God can do more than ten thousand words of men to relieve a distressed soul. - John Flavel
One word of God can do more than ten thousand words of men to relieve a distressed soul.
The Providence of God is like Hebrew words-it can be read only backwards. - John Flavel
The Providence of God is like Hebrew words-it can be read only backwards.
They that know God will be humble. They that know themselves cannot be proud. - John Flavel
They that know God will be humble. They that know themselves cannot be proud.
Christ [is] the very essence of all delights and pleasures, the very soul and substance of them. As all the rivers are gathered into the ocean, which… - John Flavel
Christ [is] the very essence of all delights and pleasures, the very soul and substance of them. As all the rivers are gathered into the ocean, which…
The carnal person fears man, not God. The strong Christian fears God, not man. The weak Christian fears man too much, and God too little. - John Flavel
The carnal person fears man, not God. The strong Christian fears God, not man. The weak Christian fears man too much, and God too little.
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