The first and great work of a Christian is about his heart. There it is that God dwells by his Spirit, in his saints; and there it is that sin and Satan reign, in the ungodly. The great duties and the great sins are those of the heart. There is the root of good and evil: the tongue and life are but the fruits and expressions of that which dwells within.
RICHARD BAXTER
Ritzema, E., & Vince, E. (Eds.). (2013). 300 Quotations for Preachers from the Puritans. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
The mystic reverence, the religious allegiance, which
are essential to true monarchy, are imaginative sentiments that no legisature can manufacture
in any people.
The English Constitution, ch. 1. the Cabinet
Fecisti nos ad te et inquietum est cor nostrum, donec requiescat in te.
Thou hast created us for thyself, and ourheart cannot be quieted till it may find repose in thee.
Confessions, bk. i ch. 1 Trans. by Watts
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
All Things Bright and Beautiful (1848)
God is working His purpose out as year succeeds to year,
God is working His purpose out and time is drawing near;
Nearer and nearer draws the time, the time that shall surely be,
When the earth shall be fill'd with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea.
God is Working His Purpose Out (1894)
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