Matthew Henry
Matthew Henry
Matthew Henrywas a Nonconformist minister and author, born in Wales, United Kingdom but spending much of his life in England...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth18 October 1662
feet heaven needs
He whose head is in heaven need not fear to put his feet into the grave.
grace done holiness
What God requires of us he himself works in us, or it is not done. He that commands faith, holiness, and love, creates them by the power of his grace going along with his word, that he may have all the praise.
greatness goodness valuable
Goodness makes greatness truly valuable, and greatness make goodness much more serviceable.
sleep up-early get-up
Better to get up late and be wide awake then, than to get up early and be asleep all day.
Those will soon come to make nothing of God that will not be content to make him their all.
prayer giving answers
Prayer is a salve for every sore, a remedy for every malady; and when we are afflicted with thorns in the flesh, we should give ourselves to prayer. If an answer be not given to the first prayer, nor to the second, we are to continue praying. Troubles are sent to teach us to pray; and are continued, to teach us to continue instant in prayer.
gratitude blessing work-out
What we count the ills of life are often blessings in disguise, resulting in good to us in the end. Though for the present not joyous but grievous, yet, if received in a right spirit, they work out fruits of righteousness for us at last.
thinking people desire
Some people do not like to hear much of repentance; but I think it is so necessary that if I should die in the pulpit, I would desire to die preaching repentance, and if out of the pulpit I would desire to die practicing it.
spring sorrow tears
Every tear of sorrow sown by the righteous springs up a pearl.
grace satan sin
If God and his grace do not rule us, sin and Satan will have possession of us.
faith adherence enjoy
When I cannot enjoy the faith of assurance, I live by the faith of adherence.
prayer said
The best we can say to God in prayer, is what He has said to us.
fashion religious strong
It is easy to be religious when religion is in fashion; but it is an evidence of strong faith and resolution to swim against a stream to heaven, and to appear for God when no one else appears for Him.
hate justice-of-god grace
None are ruined by the justice of God but those that hate to be reformed by the grace of God.