“We are never more precious in God’s eyes when we are lepers in our own.”
“God sweetens outward pain with inward peace.”
“Wherein has God wearied us unless his mercies have wearied us?”
“Every pardon a sinner hath is written in Christ’s blood.”
“Wherever God pardons sin, he subdues it… If the fetters of sin be broken off, and we walk at liberty in the ways of God, this is a blessed sign we are pardoned.”
“When you find a chillness upon your souls, and that your former heat begins to abate, ply yourselves with warm clothes, get those good books that may acquaint you with such truths as may warm and affect your hearts.”
“Malice is the devil’s picture. Lust makes men brutish; malice makes them devilish – it is mental murder.”
“I will conclude with that excellent saying of Bernard: “Lord, I will never come away from Thee without Thee.” Let this be a Christian’s resolution, not to leave off his meditations of God till he find something of God in him.”
“Associate with sanctified persons. They may by their counsel, prayers, and holy example, be a means to make you holy.”
“It is absurd to imagine that God should justify a people and not sanctify them, He should justify a people whom He could not glorify.”
To read in full, please go to Thomas Watson Quotes 1620—1686 « As a Man Thinketh.
