John Newton
John Newton
John Newtonwas an English sailor, in the Royal Navy for a period, and later a captain of slave ships. He became ordained as an evangelical Anglican cleric, served Olney, Buckinghamshire for two decades, and also wrote hymns, known for "Amazing Grace" and "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoldier
Date of Birth24 July 1725
CountryUnited States of America
make-or-break break bowlers
A bowler can make or break a chap.
zion cities thee
Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God!
time loss years
Time, by moments, steals away, First the hour, and then the day; Small the daily loss appears, Yet it soon amounts to years
spiritual jesus discovery
Many are convinced, who are not truly enlightened; are afraid of the consequences of sin, though they never saw its evil; have a seeming desire of salvation, which is not founded upon a truly spiritual discovery of their own wretchedness, and the excellency of Jesus.
mistake fall school
Experience is the Lord's school, and they who are taught by Him usually learn by the mistakes they make that in themselves they have no wisdom; and by their slips and falls, that they have no strength.
jesus giving advice
The best advice I can give you: Look unto Jesus, beholding his beauty in the written word.
disappointment world gods-will
There is many a thing which the world calls disappointment; but there is no such thing in the dictionary of faith. What to others are disappointments are to believers intimations of the will of God.
horse men thinking
As to myself, if I were not a Calvinist, I think I should have no more hope of success in preaching to men, than to horses or cows.
savior sinner
I am a great Sinner and God is a great Savior
humble mind doctrine
To embrace what are called the Calvinistic doctrines was an infallible token of a humble mind.
plans spoil ifs
If it were possible for me to alter any part of his plan, I could only spoil it.
friendship real space
A real friendship should not fade as time passes, and should not weaken because of space separation.
imagination venture enthusiasm
If we venture beyond the pale of Scripture, we are...exposed to all the illusions of imagination and enthusiasm.
taken heaven earth
Christ has taken our nature into Heaven to represent us; and has left us on earth, with His nature, to represent Him.