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
christian eye blessing
Hope fills the afflicted soul with such inward joy and consolation, that it can laugh while tears are in the eye, sigh and sing all in a breath; it is called "the rejoicing of hope" (Hebrews 3:6).
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.
teacher sin
The sins of teachers are the teachers of sin.
christian christianity withdrawing
The Christian must trust in a withdrawing God.
agreement doctrine scripture
Compare Scripture with Scripture. False doctrines, like false witnesses, agree not among themselves.
christian christian-inspirational feds
The Christian is bred by the Word, and he must be fed by it.
christian children blessing
God would not rub so hard if it were not to fetch out the dirt that is ingrained in our natures. God loves purity so well He had rather see a hole than a spot in His child's garments.
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.
christian sleep blessing
Truly, hope is the saint's covering, wherein he wraps himself, when he lays his body down to sleep in the grave: "My flesh," saith David, "shall rest in hope."
christian peace thinking
And therefore you who think so basely of the Gospel and the professors of it, because at present their peace and comfort are not come, should know that it is on the way to them, and comesto stay everlastingly with them; whreas your peace is going is going from you every moment, and is sure to leave you without any hope of returning to you again. Look not how the Christian begins, but ends.
devil way instruments
There is no such way to be even with the devil and his instruments, for all their spite against us, as by doing what good we can wherever we be come.
echoes mercy conscience
Peace of conscience is nothing but the echo of pardoning mercy.