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Gotthold's Emblems: or Invisible things understood by things that are made. Tr. by R. Menzies

Book by Christian Scriver · 5 quotes · Ifs, Jesus, Art

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Gotthold's Emblems: or Invisible things understood by things that are made. Tr. by R. Menzies Quotes

“Well, then, Lord Jesus! I will creep if I cannot walk; I will take hold of Thy word. When I stumble, Thou wilt support me; when I fall, Thou wilt hold out Thy cross, and help me with it to rise again, until at length I reach the place where Thou art, and with all my weaknesses and wants, cast myself into Thy bosom.”

“If he who has little wit needs a master to inform his stupidity, he who has much frequently needs ten to keep in check his worldly wisdom, which might otherwise, like a high-mettled charger, toss him to the ground.”