A man full of hope will be full of action.
– Thomas Brooks –
Hope
God is the Highest Good – Jonathan Edwards
God is the highest good of the reasonable creature. The enjoyment of him is our proper; and is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here. Better than fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or the company of any, or all earthly friends. These are but shadows; but the enjoyment of God is the substance. These are but scattered beams; but God is the sun. These are but streams; but God is the fountain. These are but drops, but God is the ocean.
– Jonathan Edwards –
How to Increase Doubt – DL Moody
If you want to scatter your doubts, look at the blood; and if you want to increase your doubts look at yourself. You will get doubts enough for years by being occupied with yourself only a few days.
– DL Moody –
Go to the Fountain – Samuel Rutherford
Dry wells send us to the fountain.
– Samuel Rutherford –
from The Loveliness of Christ
Holiness and Happiness – Richard Sibbes
Those that look to be happy must first look to be holy.
– Richard Sibbes –
(1577–1635)
Hope is Never Ill When Faith is Well – John Bunyan
Hope is never ill when faith is well.
– John Bunyan –
Hope fills the afflicted soul – William Gurnall
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)
– William Gurnall –