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.
humble soul be-humble
Humble souls are fearful of their own strength.
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.
crosses
We are bid to take, not to make our cross.
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.
humility grace veils
Humility is a necessary veil to all other graces.
imperfection may bears
Christ bears with the saints' imperfections; well may the saints one with another.
lust enemy arms
It is no policy to let thy lusts have arms, which are sure to rise and declare against thee when thine enemy comes.