William Gurnall
William Gurnall
William Gurnallwas an English author and clergyman born at King's Lynn, Norfolk, where he was baptised on 17 November 1616...
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disabled doth law man sin
Sin disabled man to keep God's law, but it doth not enfranchise or disoblige him that he need not keep it
weapons hell demon
It is the image of God reflected in you that so enrages hell; it is this at which the demons hurl their mightiest weapons.
weapons armour
We must not confide in the armour of God, but in the God of this armour, because all our weapons are only mighty through God.
prayer plot three
Satan cannot deny but that great wonders have been wrought by prayer. As the spirit of prayer goes up, so his kingdom goes down. Satan's strategems against prayer are three. First, if he can, he will keep thee from prayer. If that be not feasible, secondly, he will strive to interrupt thee in prayer. And, thirdly, if that plot takes not, he will labour to hinder the success of thy prayer.
echoes mercy conscience
Peace of conscience is nothing but the echo of pardoning mercy.
purity traitor turns
He that loves the Word and the purity of its precepts cannot turn traitor.
naked
Justifying faith is not a naked assent to the truths of the gospel.
harvest-time joy soul
Whoever hath a seed time of grace pass over his soul, shall have his harvest time also of joy.
sacred preaching word-of-god
The Word of God is too sacred a thing, and preaching too solemn a work, to be toyed and played with.
imperfection may bears
Christ bears with the saints' imperfections; well may the saints one with another.
judgement soul needs
God is almighty to pardon, but He will not use His power for a shameless sinner. He is able to save and help in time of need, but if you have not repented, how can you expect His aid? The same power God expends on the believer's salvation will be spent on your damnation, for He has bound Himself under oath to destroy every impenitent soul.
christianity almighty
One Almighty is more than all mighties
prayer long affection
Pray often rather than very long at a time. It is hard to be very long in prayer, and not slacken in our affections.