Charles Simeon Quotes

“Our holiness is an effect, not a cause; so long as our eyes are on our own personal whiteness as an end in itself, the thing breaks down.”

Long Ends Eye Causes Break Effects Holiness Breaking Down Whiteness

Author:Charles Simeon

“I have never thought that the circumstance of God's having forgiven me was any reason why I should forgive myself.”

Should Reason Circumstances Forgiving Reason Why Forgiven

Book:Memoirs of the life of the Rev. Charles Simeon ...

Source: Memoirs of the life of the Rev. Charles Simeon ...

“No man can in any measure resemble the scripture saints.”

Men Saint Scripture

Book:Horæ homileticæ, or Discourses, in the form of skeletons upon the whole Scriptures. [With] Appendix. (With indexes, prepared by T. H Horne). To which is annexed an improved ed. of a transl. of [J] Claude's Essay on the composition of a sermon

Source: Horæ homileticæ, or Discourses, in the form of skeletons upon the whole Scriptures. [With] Appendix. (With indexes, prepared by T. H Horne). To which is annexed an improved ed. of a transl. of [J] Claude's Essay on the composition of a sermon

“Our calling is not primarily to be holy women, but to work for God and for others with Him.”

Holy Calling

Author:Charles Simeon

“With this sweet hope of ultimate acceptance with God, I have always enjoyed much cheerfulness before men; but I have at the same time laboured incessantly to cultivate the deepest humiliation before God.”

Men Acceptance Sweet Ultimate Enjoyed Humiliation Cheerfulness Incessantly

Book:Memoirs of the life of the Rev. Charles Simeon ...: with a selection from his writings and correspondence

Source: Memoirs of the life of the Rev. Charles Simeon ...: with a selection from his writings and correspondence

“The sigh, the groan of a broken heart, will soon go through the ceiling up to heaven, aye, into the very bosom of God.”

Heart Heaven Broken Sigh Bosoms Ceilings

Book:Memoirs of the life of the Rev. Charles Simeon ...: with a selection from his writings and correspondence

Source: Memoirs of the life of the Rev. Charles Simeon ...: with a selection from his writings and correspondence

“My dear brother, we must not mind a little suffering for Christs sake. When I am getting through a hedge, if my head and shoulders are safely through, I can bear the pricking of my legs. Let us rejoice in the remembrance that our holy Head has surmounted all His suffering and triumphed over death. Let us follow Him patiently; we shall soon be partakers of His victory”

Ifs Mind Littles I Can Suffering Christ Brother Bears Victory Holy Sake Dear Legs Shoulders Rejoice Remembrance Dear Brother

Book:Memoirs of the Life of the Rev. Charles Simeon, Late Senior Fellow of King's College and Minister of Trinity Church, Cambridge: With a Selection from His Writings and Correspondence

Source: Memoirs of the Life of the Rev. Charles Simeon, Late Senior Fellow of King's College and Minister of Trinity Church, Cambridge: With a Selection from His Writings and Correspondence

“Another observation, in a former letter of yours, has not escaped my remembrance – the three lessons which a minister has to learn: 1. Humility. 2. Humility. 3. Humility. How long are we learning the true nature of Christianity!”

Long Three Christianity Humility Lessons Letters Observation Former Ministers Remembrance True Nature

Book:Memoirs of the Life of the Rev. Charles Simeon, Late Senior Fellow of King's College and Minister of Trinity Church, Cambridge: With a Selection from His Writings and Correspondence

Source: Memoirs of the Life of the Rev. Charles Simeon, Late Senior Fellow of King's College and Minister of Trinity Church, Cambridge: With a Selection from His Writings and Correspondence

“Justification by faith alone, is the hinge upon which the whole of Christianity turns”

Whole Turns Christianity Justification Hinges Justification By Faith

Book:Horae Homileticae: Or Discourses (principally in the Form of Skeletons) Now First Digested Into One Continued Series, and Forming a Commentary Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament; to which is Annexed, an Improved Edition of a Translation of Claude's Essay on the Composition of a Sermon: In Twenty-one Volumes. Galatians-Ephesians

Source: Horae Homileticae: Or Discourses (principally in the Form of Skeletons) Now First Digested Into One Continued Series, and Forming a Commentary Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament; to which is Annexed, an Improved Edition of a Translation of Claude's Essay on the Composition of a Sermon: In Twenty-one Volumes. Galatians-Ephesians

“Feast of the Holy Cross Does not every man feel, that there is corruption enough within him to drive him to the commission of the greatest enormities, and eternally to destroy his soul?”

Men Feels Doe Soul Enough Holy Crosses Corruption Every Man Holy Cross

Author:Charles Simeon

“The tender heart, the broken and contrite spirit, are to me far above all the joys that I could ever hope for in this vale of tears.”

Heart Joy Spirit Tears Broken Broken Heart Tenderness Tender Hearts

Book:Memoirs of the life of the Rev. Charles Simeon ...: with a selection from his writings and correspondence

Source: Memoirs of the life of the Rev. Charles Simeon ...: with a selection from his writings and correspondence

“Excess of trouble may, for a time, distract and overwhelm the soul. Our Lord himself seems to have experienced somewhat of this. Our prayers, perhaps, are never more acceptable, than when they are offered in broken accents, in sighs, and groans.”

May Soul Seems Prayer Lord Trouble Broken Excess Acceptable Accents Sigh Our Lord Our Prayers

Book:Claude's Essay on the Composition of a Sermon: Together with One Hundrer Skeletons, Being the Substance of Sermons Preached Before the University

Source: Claude's Essay on the Composition of a Sermon: Together with One Hundrer Skeletons, Being the Substance of Sermons Preached Before the University

“If you have indeed been so highly distinguished, should you not ‘live no longer to yourselves, but altogether unto Him who died for you and rose again?’ Should any thing short of absolute perfection satisfy you? Should you not labour to ‘stand perfect and complete in all the will of God?’”

Ifs Should Perfect Perfection Died Absolutes Rose Gods Will Labour Distinguished

Book:Horae Homileticae: Or Discourses (principally in the Form of Skeletons) Now First Digested Into One Continued Series, and Forming a Commentary Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament; to which is Annexed, an Improved Edition of a Translation of Claude's Essay on the Composition of a Sermon: In Twenty-one Volumes. Galatians-Ephesians

Source: Horae Homileticae: Or Discourses (principally in the Form of Skeletons) Now First Digested Into One Continued Series, and Forming a Commentary Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament; to which is Annexed, an Improved Edition of a Translation of Claude's Essay on the Composition of a Sermon: In Twenty-one Volumes. Galatians-Ephesians

“We shall do well ever to remember, that Christianity is not a mere speculative theory, that is to inform the mind; but a great practical lesson, to renew the heart, and to bring us back to the state from whence we are fallen.”

Mind Wells Heart States Remember Christianity Theory Lessons Mere Practicals Fallen

Book:Horae homilecticae: or discourses (principally in the form of skeletons) now first digested into one continued series, and forming a commentary upon every book of the Old and New Testament; to which is annezed an improved edition of a translation of Claude's essay on the composition of a sermon...

Source: Horae homilecticae: or discourses (principally in the form of skeletons) now first digested into one continued series, and forming a commentary upon every book of the Old and New Testament; to which is annezed an improved edition of a translation of Claude's essay on the composition of a sermon...

“Learn, brethren, before it be too late, that ‘without Christ you can do nothing:’ that ‘all your fresh springs are in him:’ and ‘of him must your fruit be founds:’ ‘in him alone shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.’”

Found Christ Can Do Late Spring Glory Fruit Israel Seeds Too Late Justified Brethren Before It's Too Late

Book:Helps to Composition, Or, Five Hundred Skeletons of Sermons: pt.1. Sermons CCCXLIII through CCCCLXXIII

Source: Helps to Composition, Or, Five Hundred Skeletons of Sermons: pt.1. Sermons CCCXLIII through CCCCLXXIII

“That however advanced any man may 'be-in' age or piety, he is still in danger of falling.”

Men May Stills Age Christian Fall Danger Piety Backsliding

Author:Charles Simeon

“You often feel that your prayers scarcely reach the ceiling; but, oh, get into this humble spirit by considering how good the Lord is, and how evil you all are, and then prayer will mount on wings of faith to heaven.”

Feels Spirit Faith Evil Heaven Prayer Lord Wings Humble Considering Our Prayers Ceilings

Book:Memoirs of the life of the Rev. Charles Simeon ...: with a selection from his writings and correspondence

Source: Memoirs of the life of the Rev. Charles Simeon ...: with a selection from his writings and correspondence

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