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
heart soul
The fear of God reigning in the heart is the beauty of the soul.
christian prayer men
You may as soon find a living man who does not breathe, as a living Christian who does not pray.
jesus temples christ
Christ is our temple, in whom by faith all believers meet.
prayer giving honor
Though we cannot by our prayers give God any information, yet we must by our prayers give him honor.
humility pride practice
Pride is at the bottom of a great many errors and corruptions, and even of many evil practices, which have a great show and appearance of humility.
prayer helping mercy
Prayer is the midwife of mercy, that helps to bring it forth.
journey talking hiking
It is not talking but walking that will bring us to heaven.
men holiness
Nothing can make a man truly great but being truly good, and partaking of God's holiness.
children home house
If therefore our houses be houses of the Lord, we shall for that reason love home, reckoning our daily devotion the sweetest of our daily delights; and our family-worship the most valuable of our family-comforts ... A church in the house will be a good legacy, nay, it will be a good inheritance, to be left to your children after you.
mean heart world
The provisions of Christ's gospel appear mean and scanty to the world, yet they satisfy all that feed on him in their hearts by faith with thanksgiving.
jewels world life-is
Everlasting life is a jewel of too great a value to be purchased by the wealth of this world.
joy reverence word-of-god
The more reverence we have for the Word of God, the more joy we shall find in it.
perfect slavery sin
The service of sin is perfect slavery.
men fickle free-will
The counsels and decrees of God do not truckle to the frail and fickle will of man.