Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry
Matthew Henrywas a Nonconformist minister and author, born in Wales, United Kingdom but spending much of his life in England...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth18 October 1662
christian prayer men
You may as soon find a living man who does not breathe, as a living Christian who does not pray.
prayer helping mercy
Prayer is the midwife of mercy, that helps to bring it forth.
humility pride practice
Pride is at the bottom of a great many errors and corruptions, and even of many evil practices, which have a great show and appearance of humility.
prayer meals prayer-time
Prayer time must be kept up as duly as meal-time.
humble expectations house
Those, and those only, can expect to be taught by God, who are ready and willing to do as they are taught... Those who go up to the house of the Lord with an expectation that He will teach them His ways, must go with a humble resolution that they will walk in His paths.
prayer giving honor
Though we cannot by our prayers give God any information, yet we must by our prayers give him honor.
jewels world life-is
Everlasting life is a jewel of too great a value to be purchased by the wealth of this world.
perfect slavery sin
The service of sin is perfect slavery.
joy reverence word-of-god
The more reverence we have for the Word of God, the more joy we shall find in it.
scripture praying wells
They that pray in the family do well; they that pray and read the Scriptures do better; but they that pray, and read, and sing do best of all.
prayer letters
The Bible is a letter God has sent to us; prayer is a letter we send to him.
peace-with-god
What peace can they have who are not at peace with God?
complaining
Those who complain most are most to be complained of.
vegan blind american-gods
None so blind as those who will not see.