“[I pray] that God would promote His work in the world by subduing antichrist, converting Jews, [and] enlightening blind nations.” —Oliver Heywood (1629-1702)

Richard Baxter:

The truth is, [Jesus] is more glad of us than we can be of him. —Thomas Goodwin, Works 4:223

Dost thou set thy watch by the town clock or by the dial of Scripture, because that never faileth of going according to the Sun of righteousness? 3.295

“That man has an uncomfortable life, and has need of a great deal of wisdom and grace to bear his affliction and do his duty, who has a scold* for his wife.” —Matthew Henry, on Proverbs 19:13 *a person who nags or grumbles constantly (typically used of a woman).

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 1 Timothy 5:8

We sometimes think, if we had lived when Christ was upon the earth, that we would have not despised and rejected Him as men did, yet Christ is here now in His Spirit, in His Word, in His ministers, & He is 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 no better treated. —Puritan Matthew Henry

It was a storm that occasioned the discovery of the golden mines of India; has not a storm driven some to the discovery of the richer mines of the love of God in Christ? —John Owen, Works 18:130

False zeal is against the sins of others; while he that has true zeal, exercises it chiefly against his own sins. —Jonathan Edwards

Richard Sibbes (1577-1635) 👇🏻

After we are gained to Christ ourselves, we should labor to gain others to Christ. —Puritan Richard Sibbes

How are you doing spiritually? When you take spiritual inventory of yourself, do you have to confess that personal godliness is on the wane and personal compromise with the world is growing? If so, may I lovingly warn you that you are entering dangerous waters. —Joel R. Beeke