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21 " They that seek the LORD shall not want [lack] any good thing’ (Psalm 34:10). If it is good for us, we shall have it; if it is not good for us, then the withholding of it is good. "
― Thomas Watson , All Things for Good
22 " Indeed faith deals with invisibles, but God hates that love which is invisible. "
23 " Where there is union in fundamentals, there ought to be union in affections. "
24 " Do not rest in baptism; what is it to have the water, and want the Spirit? "
25 " A good Christian is not a grave to bury God’s mercies, but a temple to sing His praises. "
26 " A soul encompassed with mercy is zealously active in God’s service. "
27 " A sinner crowds God out of his thoughts. He never thinks of God, unless with horror, as the prisoner thinks of the judge. "
28 " If it is good for us, we shall have it; if it is not good for us, then the withholding of it is good. "
29 " God would have us part with nothing for Him, but that which will damn us if we keep it. "
30 " igual que las severas heladas en el invierno conducen a las flores en la primavera, y al igual que la noche da lugar a la estrella de la mañana, así también los males de la aflicción producen mucho bien a aquellos que aman a Dios. "
31 " He who has no love in his heart to God, you may set him down for an apostate. "
32 " This light does that which no other light can. It makes a man perceive himself to be blind. "
33 " Another sign of our effectual calling is diligence in our ordinary calling. Some boast of their high calling, but they lie idly at anchor. Religion does not seal warrants to idleness. Christians must not be slothful. Idleness is the devil’s bath; a slothful person becomes a prey to every temptation. Grace, while it cures the heart, does not make the hand lame. He who is called of God, as he works for heaven, so he works in his trade. "
34 " Affliction teaches what sin is. In the word preached, we hear what a dreadful thing sin is, that it is both defiling and damning, but we fear it no more than a painted lion; therefore God lets loose affliction, and then we feel sin bitter in the fruit of it. A sick-bed often teaches more than a sermon. "
35 " Some of the fathers were of opinion that every believer has his guardian angel. This subject needs no hot debate. It may suffice us to know the whole hierarchy of angels is employed for the good of the saints. "
36 " Better is that temptation which humbles me, than that duty which makes me proud. "
37 " God’s method in calling sinners may vary, but the effect is still the same. "
38 " After a bitter pill, God gives sugar. "
39 " Vemos aquí la honra y dignidad del creyente. Tiene el nombre de Dios escrito sobre sí (Ap. 3:12), al Espíritu Santo que habita en él (2 Ti. 1:14), y una guardia de ángeles que le asiste. "
40 " Conscience is God’s diocese, where none has right to visit, but He who is the Bishop of our souls (1 Peter 2:25). "