Paul was so much taken with Christ, that nothing sweeter than Jesus could drop from his lips and pen.

Stephen Charnock (Clergyman, 1628 – 1680)

We may be truly said to worship God, though we lack perfection; but we cannot be said to worship Him if we lack sincerity.

Stephen Charnock, (Clergyman, 1628 – 1680)

God doth not govern the world only by his will as an absolute monarch, but by his wisdom and goodness as a tender father. It is not his greatest pleasure to show his sovereign power, or his inconceivable wisdom, but his immense goodness, to which he makes the other attributes subservient.

Stephen Charnock (Clergyman, 1628 – 1680)

Assurance is the fruit that grows out of the root of faith.

Stephen Charnock (Clergyman, 1628 – 1680)

The little time that remains between this moment and our death, should quicken our diligence to inherit the endless and unchangeable eternity of God.

Stephen Charnock (Clergyman, 1628 – 1680)

Works make not the heart good, but a good heart makes the works good.

Stephen Charnock (Clergyman, 1628 – 1680)

Self is the great antichrist and anti-God in the world, that sets up itself above all else.

Stephen Charnock (Clergyman, 1628 – 1680)

Pride is self contending with God for preeminence.

Stephen Charnock (Clergyman, 1628 – 1680)

A man may be theologically knowing and spiritually ignorant.

Stephen Charnock (Clergyman, 1628 – 1680)

In regard of God, patience is a submission to His sovereignty. To endure a trial, simply because we cannot avoid or resist it, is not Christian patience. But to humbly submit because it is the will of God to inflict the trial, to be silent because the sovereignty of God orders it – is true godly patience.

Stephen Charnock (Clergyman, 1628 – 1680)