John Flavel
John Flavel
John Flavelwas an English Presbyterian clergyman, puritan, and author...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
soul spirit christ
That soul is dead to which the Spirit of Christ is not given in the work of regeneration; and all its works are dead works.
soul quality principles
Regeneration expresses those supernatural, divine, new qualities imparted by the Spirit to the soul, which are the principle of all holy action.
distance soul christ
Creatures, like pictures, are fairest at a certain distance, but it is not so with Christ; the nearer the soul approaches Him, and the longer it lives in the enjoyhment of Him, still the sweeter and more desirable He becomes.
healing water soul
He is bread to the hungry, water to the thirsty, a garment to the naked, healing to the wounded; and whatever a soul can desire is found in Him.
soul world thousand
My soul is of more value than ten thousand worlds.
children soul dignity
The soul of the poorest child is of equal dignity with the soul of Adam.
soul importance everlasting
O my soul, I am now addressing myself to the greatest work that ever a creature was employed about - I am going into the solemn presence of God about business of everlasting importance!
grateful forever soul
Lord, here is my body; I am very grateful for it; I neglected nothing that belonged to its contents and welfare; but as for my soul, that is lost and cast away forever. I took little care and thought about it.
soul desire christ
Christ bounds and terminates the vast desires of the soul; He is the very Sabbath of the soul.
prayer self soul
No repentance, obedience, self-denial, prayers, tears, reformation or ordinances, without the new creation, avail any thing to the salvation of thy soul.
soul arms faithfulness
God's unspotted faithfulness never failed any soul that durst trust himself in its arms.
jesus soul desire
Jesus Christ is in every way sufficient to the vast desires of the soul.
soul suffering pills
Affliction is a pill, which, being wrapt up in patience and quiet submission, may be easily swallowed; but discontent chews the pill, and so embitters the soul.
men soul thousand
One word of God can do more than ten thousand words of men to relieve a distressed soul.