Without the heart it’s not worship, it’s a stage play. Stephen Charnock More Quotes by Stephen Charnock More Quotes From Stephen Charnock When we believe that we should be satisfied rather than God glorified in our worship, then we put God below ourselves as though He had been made for us rather than that we had been made for Him. Stephen Charnock christian faith god Power is God's hand or arm, omniscience is God's eye, mercy is God's delight, eternity is God's duration, but holiness is God's beauty! Stephen Charnock delight eye hands Let us look upon a crucified Christ, the remedy of all our miseries. His cross hath procured a crown, his passion hath expiated our transgression. His death hath disarmed the law, his blood hath washed a believer's soul. This death is the destruction of our enemies, the spring of our happiness, and the eternal testimony of divine love. Stephen Charnock christian happiness death We often learn more of God under the rod that strikes us than under the staff that comforts us. Stephen Charnock staff strikes comfort Our ignorance of God is too great, because our estimations of God are too little. Stephen Charnock estimation ignorance littles God knows all that is done in the most secret caverns of the heart. No place is deprived of his presence. Stephen Charnock caverns secret heart A man may be theologically knowing and spiritually ignorant. Stephen Charnock ignorant knowing men Pride is self contending with God for preeminence. Stephen Charnock contending pride self How comfortable it is to have One, day and night, before the throne to control the charge of our enemy, and the despondencies of our souls. Stephen Charnock soul night enemy How worthy it is to remember former benefits when we come to beg for new. Stephen Charnock benefits worthy remember Without the heart it is no worship; it is a stage play; an acting a part without being that person really which is acted by us: a hypocrite, in the notion of the word, is a stageplayer. Stephen Charnock hypocrite play heart Adoption gives us the privilege of sons, regeneration the nature of sons. Stephen Charnock nature religious son Self is the great antichrist and anti-God in the world, that sets up itself above all else. Stephen Charnock anti-god self world In regard of God, patience is a submission to His sovereignty. To endure a trial, simply because we cannot avoid or resist it, is not Christian patience. But to humbly submit because it is the will of God to inflict the trial, to be silent because the sovereignty of God orders it - is true godly patience. Stephen Charnock godly christian order We may be truly said to worship God, though we lack perfection; but we cannot be said to worship Him if we lack sincerity. Stephen Charnock worship perfection may Paul was so much taken with Christ, that nothing sweeter than Jesus could drop from his lips and pen. Stephen Charnock lips taken jesus A proud faith is as much a contradiction as a humble devil. Stephen Charnock devil proud humble Works make not the heart good, but a good heart makes the works good. Stephen Charnock good-heart heart Assurance is the fruit that grows out of the root of faith. Stephen Charnock assurance fruit roots Frequently renew settled and holy resolutions. A soldier unresolved to fight may be easily defeated...The weakness of our graces, the strength of our temptations, and the diligence of our spiritual enemies, require strong resolutions. Stephen Charnock fighting strong spiritual
