God's mercy is a holy mercy, which knows how to pardon sin, not to protect it; it is a sanctuary for the penitent, not for the presumptuous. Edward Reynolds More Quotes by Edward Reynolds More Quotes From Edward Reynolds Surely as a man may say of a rock--nothing more quiet, because it is never stirred; and yet nothing more unquiet, because it is ever assaulted--so we may say of the church--nothing more peaceable, because it is established upon a rock; and yet nothing more unpeaceable, because that rock is in the midst of seas, winds, enemies, and persecutions. Edward Reynolds rocks wind men When prayers are strongest, mercies are nearest. Edward Reynolds strongest mercy prayer
