Matthew Henry Quotes

The fear of God reigning in the heart is the beauty of the soul.

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No sooner was the wound given than the remedy was provided and revealed.

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Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.

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Men cannot expect to do ill and fare well, but to find that done to them which they did to others.

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If you take a book into your hands, be it 'God's book, or any other useful good book,' rely on God to make it profitable to you. Do not waste time reading unprofitable books. When you read, do so not out of vain curiosity but with love for God's kingdom, compassion for human beings, and the intent to turn what you learn into prayers and praises.

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He that is in haste may contract much guilt in a little time. What we say or do unadvisedly when we are hot, we must unsay or undo again when we are cool, or do worse.

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As if men did not die fast enough, they are ingenious at finding out ways to destroy one another.

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Eve was not taken out of Adam's head to top him, neither out of his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him.

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The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity.

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