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John Angell James Quotes: Afflictions tend to wean us from the world - and to fix our affections on things above.
         

Afflictions tend to wean us from the world - and to fix our affections on things above.


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You cannot be too active as regards your own efforts; you cannot be too dependent as regards Divine grace. Do every thing as if God did nothing; depend upon God as if He did everything.

You cannot be too active as regards your own efforts; you cannot be too dependent as regards Divine grace. Do every thing as if God did nothing; depend upon God as if He did everything.



A good Christian cannot be a bad husband or father and, as this is equally true in everything, he who has the most piety will shine the most in all the relationships of life.

A good Christian cannot be a bad husband or father and, as this is equally true in everything, he who has the most piety will shine the most in all the relationships of life.



We are not saved by nations or by churches or by families, but as individuals, through a personal interest in a personal Saviour.

We are not saved by nations or by churches or by families, but as individuals, through a personal interest in a personal Saviour.



Holiness is happiness; and the more you have of the former, the more you will undoubtedly enjoy of the latter.

Holiness is happiness; and the more you have of the former, the more you will undoubtedly enjoy of the latter.



The inquirer after holiness should associate with those whose intelligence will instruct him; whose example will guide him; whose conversation will inspire him; whose cautions will warn him.

The inquirer after holiness should associate with those whose intelligence will instruct him; whose example will guide him; whose conversation will inspire him; whose cautions will warn him.





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