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
heaven grace soul
Grace in the soul is heaven in that soul.
men grace esther
Esther came to a proud imperious man; we come to the God of love and grace.
lust grace littles
Nature is content with little; grace with less; but lust with nothing.
grace sorrow tears
Tears are a tribute to our deceased friends. When the body is sown, it must be watered. But we must not sorrow as those that have no hope; for we have a good hope through grace both concerning them and concerning ourselves.
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.
grace satan sin
If God and his grace do not rule us, sin and Satan will have possession of us.
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.
grace favors goodness
Grace is the free, undeserved goodness and favor of God to mankind.
punishment grace trials
Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.
heart real-men feet
Be careful if you make a women cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man’s ribs. Not from his feet to be walked on, not from his head to be superior, but from his side to be equal, under the arm to be protected, and next to the heart to be loved.
deeds better-days
The better day, the worse deed.
heaven benefits influence
It is our duty not to not only hold fast, but to hold forth the Word of life; not only to hold fast for our own benefit, but to hold it forth for the benefit of others, to hold it forth as the candlestick holds forth the candle, which makes it appear to advantage all around, or as the luminaries of the heavens, which shed their influences far and wide.
news too-good-to-be-true worthy
It is good news, worthy of all acceptation; and yet not too good to be true.
work-out spirit christ
None shall be saved by Christ but those only who work out their own salvation while God is working in them by His truth and His Holy Spirit. We cannot do without God; and God will not do without us.