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
motivational peace inspirational-life
After a storm comes a calm.
enemy half professors
Nothing exposes religion more to the reproach of its enemies than the worldliness and half-heartedness of the professors of it.
prayer may forget
Those that forget to attend God with their praises may perhaps be compelled to attend him with their prayers.
christian eye feet
Our duty as Christians is always to keep heaven in our eye and earth under our feet.
temptation sorrow guilt
There is a burden of care in getting riches; fear in keeping them; temptation in using them; guilt in abusing them; sorrow in losing them; and a burden of account at last to be given concerning them.
punishment grace trials
Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.
gratitude
ThanksGiving is good but ThanksLiving is better.
christian love-is brotherly-love
Brotherly love is still the distinguishing badge of every true Christian.
world followers christ
Christ's followers cannot expect better treatment in the world than their Master had.
enemy church dangerous
Seducers are more dangerous enemies to the church than persecutors.
prayer giving answers
Prayer is a salve for every sore, a remedy for every malady; and when we are afflicted with thorns in the flesh, we should give ourselves to prayer. If an answer be not given to the first prayer, nor to the second, we are to continue praying. Troubles are sent to teach us to pray; and are continued, to teach us to continue instant in prayer.
worst-enemy enemy your-best-friend
God is either your worst enemy or your best friend.
christian firsts gods-will
Those whom God will employ are first struck with a sense of their unworthiness to be employed.
hands doctrine teach
Those who teach by their doctrine must teach by their life, or else they pull down with one hand what they build up with the other.