We need not borrow and take up sorrows upon use of the morrow, to make up our present load; as we read of daily bread, so of a daily cross, Luke ix. M, which we are bid to take, not to make. William Gurnall More Quotes by William Gurnall More Quotes From William Gurnall Pride of gifts robs us of God's blessing in the use of them. William Gurnall christian-inspirational pride blessing Truly, hope is the saint's covering, wherein he wraps himself, when he lays his body down to sleep in the grave: "My flesh," saith David, "shall rest in hope." William Gurnall blessing christian sleep Godliness, as well as the doctrine of our faith, is a mystery. William Gurnall doctrine wells mystery Paul was Nero's prisoner, but Nero was much more God's... But how does the great apostle spend his time in prison?... We read of no dispatches sent to court to procure his liberty; but many to the churches, to help them to stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ had made them free... The devil had as good have let Paul alone, for he no sooner comes into prison but he falls a preaching, at which the gates of Satan's prison fly open, and poor sinners come forth. William Gurnall liberty church fall Weak faith will as surely land the Christian in heaven as strong faith, for it is impossible the least dram of true grace should perish William Gurnall land strong christian Indeed all the saints are taught the same lesson - to renounce their own strength, and rely on the power of God; their own policy, and cast themselves on the wisdom of God; their own righteousness, and expect all from the pure mercy of God in Christ, which act of faith is so pleasing to God, that such a soul shall never be ashamed. William Gurnall mercy-of-god saint soul Least doers are the greatest boasters. William Gurnall boasters doers laziness The soldier is summoned to a life of active duty and so is the Christian. William Gurnall duty soldier christian Compare not thyself with those that have less than thyself, but look on those that have far exceeded thee. William Gurnall compare thee looks God hath made it a debt which one saint owes to another to carry their names to a throne of grace. William Gurnall saint grace names As the eye of the body once put out, can never be restored by the creature's art, so neither can the spiritual eye lost by Adam's sin be restored by the teaching of men or angels. It is one of the diseases which Christ came to cure. William Gurnall teaching spiritual art Pray often rather than very long at a time. It is hard to be very long in prayer, and not slacken in our affections. William Gurnall affection prayer long Praying is the same to the new creature as crying is to the natural. The child is not learned by art or example to cry, but instructed by nature; it comes into the world crying. Praying is not a lesson got by forms and rules of art, but flowing from principles of new life itself. William Gurnall prayer children art God is very precise in this point; he will say to such as invent ways to worship him of their own, coin means to mortify corruption, obtain comfort in their own mint: 'Who hath required this at your hands?' This is truly to be 'righteous over-much,' as Solomon speaks, when we will pretend to correct God's law, and add supplements of our own to his rule. William Gurnall law mean hands Set a strong guard about thy outward senses: these are Satan's landing places, especially the eye and the ear. William Gurnall eye strong christian CEASE to PRAY and thou will BEGIN to SIN. William Gurnall cease sin praying Let thy hope of heaven master thy fear of death. Why shouldst thou be afraid to die, who hopest to live by dying! William Gurnall blessing christian death Cease to pray and thou will begin to sin. Prayer is not only a means to prevail for mercy but also to prevent sin. William Gurnall praying prayer mean The devil had as good have let Paul alone, for he no sooner comes into prison but he falls a preaching, at which the gates of Satan's prison fly open, and poor sinners come forth. William Gurnall devil prison fall Blind zeal is soon put to a shameful retreat, while holy resolution, built on fast principles, lifts up its head like a rock in the midst of the waves. William Gurnall retreat rocks principles
