Hosea Ballou
Hosea Ballou
Hosea Ballouwas an American Universalist clergyman and theological writer. He has been called one of the fathers of American Universalism...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth30 April 1771
CountryUnited States of America
vain elsewhere repose
Unless we find repose within ourselves, it is vain to seek it elsewhere.
kindness principles weapons
Ministers who threaten death and destruction employ weapons of weakness. Argument and kindness are alone effectual, flavored by the principles of Divine love.
kindness needs said
There is nothing that needs to be said in an unkind manner.
religious doubt prejudice
There is no doubt that religious fanatics have done more to prejudice the cause they affect to advocate than have its opponents.
eye soul
The eye is inlet to the soul.
mistake men evil
Of all the ingenious mistakes into which erring man has fallen, perhaps none have been so pernicious in their consequences, or have brought so many evils into the world, as the popular opinion that the way of the transgressor is pleasant and easy.
prayer humble use
It is my humble prayer that I may be of some use in my day and generation.
reform repentance true-repentance
True repentance also involves reform.
pain guilty repentance
None but the guilty know the withering pains of repentance.
heart water shining
As the sun's rays will irradiate even the murky pool, and make its stagnant waters to shine like silver, so doth God's goodness and tender mercy, towards the greatest sinner, and the blackest heart, make his own image visible there!
jesus character trying
There is no better rule to try a doctrine by than the question, Is it merciful, or is it unmerciful? If its character is that of mercy, it has the image of Jesus, who is the way, the truth, and the life.
heart weather tears
The cloudy weather melts at length into beauty, and the brightest smiles of the heart are born of its tears.
humility heart pride
How can there be pride in a contrite heart? Humility is the earliest fruit of religion.
compassion punishment discipline
That kind of discipline whose pungent severity is in the manifestations of paternal love, compassion, and tenderness is the most sure of its object.