by Justin Marple | Mar 2, 2012 | John Flavel, Quotes, REVIEWS
Of what God requires of us Are these things (faith, repentance, diligent striving in the use of all God’s appointed Means) in Man’s Power to perform that God requires of him? A. Though they are our Duties, yet we have no Power in ourselves by Nature to...
by Justin Marple | Feb 26, 2012 | John Flavel, Quotes, REVIEWS
Of the Demerit of Sin (What does every sin deserve? God’s wrath and curse) That the greatest Suffering is rather to be chosen than the least Sin, Heb 11:25 Chusing [Choosing] rather to suffer Affliction with the People of God, than to enjoy the Pleasures of...
by Justin Marple | Feb 20, 2012 | John Flavel, Quotes, REVIEWS
Of the Inequality of Sin (that some sins are greater/worse than others) That great Sinners when pardoned and received to Mercy, should excell all others in Love to Christ, Luke 7:42-43– Which of them will love him most? Simon answered and said, I suppose that...
by Justin Marple | Feb 13, 2012 | John Flavel, Quotes, REVIEWS
Of keeping the Law Wherein doth the perfect keeping of God’s law consist? A. It consists in the perfect and constant Conformity of the internal and external Actions of Heart and Life, to every Command of God, Gal 3:10 — Cursed is every one that...
by Justin Marple | Oct 9, 2011 | John Flavel, Quotes, REVIEWS
Of the ninth commandment It requires all due Care to preserve the good Name and Honour of other Men, as well as our own; for Christians are not to be of narrow and private Spirits, which center only in their own Interests and Concernments, Phil. 2:4 Look not every Man...
by Justin Marple | Oct 6, 2011 | John Flavel, Quotes, REVIEWS
Regarding the eighth commandment, It requires us not only to get and keep the Things of the World in a lawful Manner, but to distribute and communicate them to those that are in Want, and not cast them into Temptations of Sin or inevitable Ruin, Isa 58:10 And if...
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