“There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us.”
Richard Sibbes
(1577-1635; England)
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“Keep as far as you can from those temptations that feed and strengthen the sins which you would overcome. Lay siege to your sins, and starve them out by keeping away the food and fuel which is their maintenance of life.”
Richard Baxter
(1615-1691; England)
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“Here is the whole reason why many professing Christians never seem to get on; they are careless and slovenly about their private prayers. They read their Bibles but little and with very little heartiness of spirit. They give themselves no time for self inquiry and quiet thought about the state of their souls.”
J.C. Ryle
(1816-1900; England)
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“What your [congregation] need from you most is your own personal holiness.”
Robert Murray M’Cheyne
(1813-1843; Scotland)
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