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
peace jewels giving
Peace is such a precious jewel that I would give anything for it but truth.
gratitude
ThanksGiving is good but ThanksLiving is better.
christian love-is brotherly-love
Brotherly love is still the distinguishing badge of every true Christian.
men honor done
It was the greatest honor God did to man that he made man in the image of God; but it is the greatest dishonor man has done to God that he has made God in the image of man.
song pain healing
Come, and see the victories of the cross. Christ's wounds are thy healings, His agonies thy repose, His conflicts thy conquests, His groans thy songs, His pains thine ease, His shame thy glory, His death thy life, His sufferings thy salvation.
eye favors calling
When we are calling to God to turn the eye of His favor towards us He is calling to us to turn the eye of our obedience towards Him.
care plant take-care
That which God plants he will take care to keep watered.
angel pride devil
We should take heed of pride; it is a sin that turned angels into devils.
people firsts praying
When God intends great mercy for his people, he first of all sets them praying.
punishment grace trials
Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.
able power-over-others
Those that have so much power over others as to be able to oppress them have seldom so much over themselves as not to oppress.
heart hands world
Whatever we have of this world in our hands, our care must be to keep it out of our hearts, lest it come between us and Christ.
two saying-and-doing two-things
Saying and doing are two things.
world followers christ
Christ's followers cannot expect better treatment in the world than their Master had.