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A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life: Adapted to the State and Condition of All Orders of Christians by the Late ... ; to which is Added a Biographical Sketch of the Author

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A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life: Adapted to the State and Condition of All Orders of Christians by the Late ... ; to which is Added a Biographical Sketch of the Author Quotes

“If anyone would tell you the shortest, surest way to all happiness and all perfection, he must tell you to make a rule to yourself to thank and praise God for everything that happens to you.”

“This is the state of all creatures, whether men or angels; as they make not themselves, so they enjoy nothing from themselves; if they are great, it must be only as great receivers of the gifts of God; their power can only be so much of the divine power acting in them; their wisdom can be only so much of the divine wisdom shining within them; and their light and glory, only so much of the light and glory of God shining upon them.”