John Flavel
John Flavel
John Flavelwas an English Presbyterian clergyman, puritan, and author...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
spiritual jesus blood
As the blood of Christ is the fountain of all merit, so the Spirit of Christ is the fountain of all spiritual life; and until he quicken us and infuse the principle of the divine life into our souls, we can put forth no hand, or vital act of faith, to lay hold upon Jesus Christ.
christian humble men
To see a man humble under prosperity is one of the greatest rarities in the world.
christian revenge heart
Suppose that by revenge you might destroy one enemy; yet, by exercising the Christian's temper you might conquer three–your own lust, Satan's temptation, and your enemy's heart.
ocean essence rivers
Christ [is] the very essence of all delights and pleasures, the very soul and substance of them. As all the rivers are gathered into the ocean, which is congregation or meeting-place of all waters in the world: so Christ is that ocean in which all true delights and pleasures meet. . . .
christian strong men
The carnal person fears man, not God. The strong Christian fears God, not man. The weak Christian fears man too much, and God too little.
fall names looks
Look to it, my dear friends, that none of you be found Christless at your appearance before him. Those that continue Christless now, will be left speechless then. God forbid that you that have heard so much of Christ, and you that have professed so much of Christ, should at last fall into a worse condition than those that never heard the name of Christ.
firsts lows forsake
As God did not at first choose you because you were high, He will not now forsake you because you are low.
law justified christ
The law sends us to Christ to be justified, and Christ sends us to the law to be regulated.
parent praying mercy
What a mercy was it to us to have parents that prayed for us before they had us, as well as in our infancy when we could not pray for ourselves!
doubt christ no-doubt
Did Christ finish His work for us? Then there can be no doubt but He will also finish His work in us.
jesus doctrine christ
No doctrine is more excellent, or necessary to be preached and studied, than Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
ocean profound shadow
The knowledge of Christ is profound and large. All other sciences are but shadows; this is a boundless, bottomless ocean. Though something of Christ be unfolded in one age, and something in another, yet eternity itself cannot full unfold him.
love family weed
If you neglect to instruct children in the way of holiness, will the devil neglect to instruct them in the way of wickedness? No; if you will not teach them to pray, he will to curse, swear, and lie; if ground be uncultivated, weeds will spring.