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
prayer giving people
When God is about to give His people the expected good, He pours out a Spirit of prayer, and it is a good sign that He is coming towards them in mercy.
prayer praying preaching
We read of preaching the Word out of season, but we do not read of praying out of season, for that is never out of season.
prayer promise
God's promises are to be our pleas in prayer.
done firsts affection
All obedience begins in the affections, and nothing in religion is done right, that is not done there first.
guilt may littles
He that is in haste may contract much guilt in a little time. What we say or do unadvisedly when we are hot, we must unsay or undo again when we are cool, or do worse.
beautiful together harmony
In all God's providences, it is good to compare His word and His works together; for we shall find a beautiful harmony between them, and that they mutually illustrate each other.
ends wells
Do nothing till thou hast well considered the end of it.
ignorance states apostasy
A state of apostasy is worse than a state of ignorance.
lasts cost deceiving
Those who deceive others, deceive themselves, as they will find at last, to their cost.
errors scripture watches
We have a cunning adversary, who watches to do mischief, and will promote errors, even by the words of scripture.
waiting bless should
...When we are waiting upon God to bless us, we should stir up ourselves to bless him.
christian humility pride
Humility is the great preserver of peace and order in all Christian churches and societies, consequently pride is the great disturber of them, and the cause of most dissensions and breaches in the church.
scripture saint astronomers
The Scriptures were written, not to make us astronomers, but to make us saints.
deeds better-days
The better day, the worse deed.