“And now let us consider and marvel that ever this great and blessed God should be so much concerned, as you have heard He is in all His providences, about such vile, despicable worms as we are! He does not need us, but is perfectly blessed and happy in Himself without us. We can add nothing to Him.” NeedsShouldDoeChristianHeardConcernedBlessedAddProvidenceWormsDespicable Author:John Flavel
“What is a child, but a piece of the parent enrapt up in another skin? And yet our dearest children are but as strangers to us, in comparison of the unspeakable dearness that was between the Father and Christ. Now, that he should ever be content to part with a Son, and such an only One, is such a manifestation of love, as will be admired to all eternity.” ShouldChildrenFatherParentChristPiecesSonSkinsEternityStrangerManifestationComparisonUnspeakable Author:John Flavel
“Look to it, my dear friends, that none of you be found Christless at your appearance before him. Those that continue Christless now, will be left speechless then. God forbid that you that have heard so much of Christ, and you that have professed so much of Christ, should at last fall into a worse condition than those that never heard the name of Christ.” ShouldLooksLastsFallFoundNamesLeftChristHeardConditionsDearAppearanceDear FriendSpeechless Author:John Flavel
“All the tears of a penitent sinner, should he shed as many as there have fallen drops of rain, since the creation, to this day, cannot wash away one sin. The everLasting burnings in hell, cannot purify the flaming conscience, from the least sin.” ShouldHas BeensSinHellCreationTearsConscienceRainBurningFallenSinnerShedEverlastingBurning In Hell Author:John Flavel
“Whatever be the ground of one's distress, it should drive him to, not from God.” ShouldDistress Author:John Flavel
“Surely if He would not spare His own Son one stroke, one tear, one groan, one sigh, one circumstance of misery, it can never be imagined that ever He should, after this, deny or withhold from His people, for whose sakes all this was suffered, any mercies, any comforts, any privilege, spiritual or temporal, which is good for them.” PeopleIfsShouldSpiritualTearsSonCircumstancesComfortMercyMiserySakePrivilegeDenySparesStrokesSigh Author:John Flavel
