SOME PURITAN THOUGHTS

"When Satan borrows sense to speak one thing, let faith borrow Scripture to speak the contrary." -- David Dickson (1583-1662)

“Sin, and heresy, and superstition are hypocrites; that is, sin hath the appearance of virtue, and heresy hath the appearance of truth, and superstition hath the appearance of religion.”---Henry Smith (1560-1591?)

“God takes a safe course with His children: that they may not be condemned with the world, He permits the world to condemn them; that they may not love the world, the world hates them.” ---Richard Sibbes (1577-1635)

“The reason why our souls are so empty of joy, is because our mouths are empty of prayer.”---Robert Traill (1642-1616)

“The soldier is summoned to a life of active duty and so is the Christian.” ---William Gurnal (1617-1679)

" Thou hast struck a heavy blow at my pride, at the false god of self, and I lie in pieces before Thee. Help me in all my doings to put down sin and to humble pride. Save me from the love of the world and the pride of life, from everything that is natural to fallen man, and let Christ's nature be seen in me day by day. Grant me grace to bear Thy will without repining, and delight to be not only chiselled, squared, or fashioned, but separated from the old rock where I have been embedded so long, and lifted from the quarry to the upper air, where I may be built in Christ for ever." UNKNOWN PURITAN PRAYER

“The hypocrite sets his watch, not by the sun, that is, the Bible, but by the town clock; what most do, that he will do. Vox populi ( voice of the people), is his vox Dei (voice of God).”---William Gurnall ( 1617-1679).

"Jesus Christ came down from heaven, died for the criminals, and gathers them to Himself by effectual calling."---Thomas Boston (1676-1732)

“Let the mantle of worldly enjoyments hang loose about you, that it may be easily dropped when death comes to carry you into another world."---Thomas Boston (1676-1732)