This perfection is the restoration of man to the state of holiness from which he fell, by creating him anew in Christ Jesus, and restoring to him that image and likeness of God which he has lost. Adam Clarke More Quotes by Adam Clarke More Quotes From Adam Clarke He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory. Adam Clarke fit sin death Remember that the word of God is not sent to particular persons, as if by name; and do not think you have no part in it, because you are not named there. Adam Clarke names remember thinking There is no such thing as chance or accident; the words merely signify our ignorance of some real and immediate cause. Adam Clarke causes ignorance real They who pray not, know nothing of God, and know nothing of the state of their own souls. Adam Clarke states soul praying All abuse and waste of God's creatures are spoil and robbery on the property of the Creator. Adam Clarke abuse creation waste To suppose more than one supreme Source of infinite wisdom, power, and all perfections, is to assert that there is no supreme Being in existence. Adam Clarke source infinite perfection Man may be considered as having a twofold origin - natural, which is common and the same to all - patronymic, which belongs to the various families of which the whole human race is composed. Adam Clarke race may men Verse 11. (They presented unto Him gifts). The people of the east never approach the presence of kings and great personages, without a present in their hands. The custom is often noticed in the Old Testament, and still prevails in the east, and in some of the newly discovered South Sea Islands. Adam Clarke kings sea islands We communicate happiness to others not often by great acts of devotion and self-sacrifice, but by the absence of fault-finding and censure, by being ready to sympathize with their notions and feelings, instead of forcing them to sympathize with ours. Adam Clarke sacrifice self happiness Now an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value; and infinity of merit can only result from a nature that is infinitely divine or perfect Adam Clarke merit infinity perfect It is to be regretted that few persons who have arrived at any degree of eminence or fame, have written Memorials of themselves, at least such as have embraced their private as well as their public life. Adam Clarke memorial degrees fame It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us. Adam Clarke grace-of-god sin grace However, all gifts seem now to be absorbed in one and a man must be either a Preacher or nothing. Adam Clarke preacher seems men Whether the family of the Clarkes were of Norman extraction cannot be easily ascertained. Adam Clarke extraction Multitudes of words are neither an argument of clear ideas in the writer, nor a proper means of conveying clear notions to the reader. Adam Clarke argument mean ideas Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility. Adam Clarke assuming pride humility Matthew being a constant attendant on our Lord, his history is an account of what he saw and heard; and, being influenced by the Holy Spirit, his history is entitled to the utmost degree of credibility. Adam Clarke saws degrees spirit Even papists could not see that a moral evil was detained in the soul through its physical connection with the body; and that it required the dissolution of this physical connection before the moral contagion could be removed. Adam Clarke connections soul evil To be filled with God is a great thing, to be filled with the fullness of God is still greater; to be filled with all the fullness of God is greatest of all. Adam Clarke greatest still great god The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, said an eminent scholar, have God for their Author, the Salvation of mankind for their end, and Truth without any mixture of error for their matter. Adam Clarke end truth god matter