- The End of Temptation John Newton
One gracious end, therefore, that the Lord has in permitting his people to be tempted, is for the prevention of greater evils, that they may not grow proud or careless, …
- Plod! Walter Moore
If I could engrave a single word on the heart of every young man with his life before him, it would be the short and homely word— Plod!
That is the secret of success. If …
- What are all your beloveds to this Beloved? John Owen
You that are yet in the flower of your days, full of health and strength, and, with all the vigor of your spirits, do pursue some one thing, some another, consider, I …
- Leisure to Look Up to Heaven Thomas Brooks
King Henry the Fourth (of France) asked the Duke of Alva if he had observed the great eclipse of the sun, which had lately happened. No, said the duke, I have so much to …
- Dirty Zeal John Newton
If our zeal is embittered by expressions of anger, invective, or scorn—we may think we are doing service of the cause of truth, when in reality we shall only bring it …
- The End of Education Richard Baxter
Your study of physics and other sciences is not worth a rush, if it be not God that you seek after in them. To see and admire, to reverence and adore, to love and delight …