William Gurnall
William Gurnall
William Gurnallwas an English author and clergyman born at King's Lynn, Norfolk, where he was baptised on 17 November 1616...
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prayer promise argument
Prayer is nothing but the promise reversed, or God's Word formed into an argument, and retorted by faith upon God again.
mother children godliness
Godliness is the child of truth, and it must be nursed by its own mother.
naked
Justifying faith is not a naked assent to the truths of the gospel.
humble soul be-humble
Humble souls are fearful of their own strength.
purity traitor turns
He that loves the Word and the purity of its precepts cannot turn traitor.
keys doors soul
Christ is the door that opens into God's presence and lets the soul into His very bosom, faith is the key that unlocks the door; but the Spirit is He that makes this key.
doors venture sin
Never venture near the door where sin dwells, lest you are dragged in.
art strong men
Therefore tremble, O man, at any power thou hast, except thou usest it for God. Art thou strong in body; who hath thy strength? God, or thy lusts?
echoes mercy conscience
Peace of conscience is nothing but the echo of pardoning mercy.
nero christianity prisoner
Paul was Nero's prisoner, but Nero was much more God's.
prayer
The mightier any is in the word, the more mighty he will be in prayer.
keys promise suffering
Bid faith look through the key-hole of the promise, and tell thee what it sees there laid up for him that overcomes; bid it listen and tell thee whether it cannot hear the shout of those crowned saints, as of those that are dividing the spoil, and receiving the reward of all their services and sufferings here on earth.
weapons armour
We must not confide in the armour of God, but in the God of this armour, because all our weapons are only mighty through God.
prayer plot three
Satan cannot deny but that great wonders have been wrought by prayer. As the spirit of prayer goes up, so his kingdom goes down. Satan's strategems against prayer are three. First, if he can, he will keep thee from prayer. If that be not feasible, secondly, he will strive to interrupt thee in prayer. And, thirdly, if that plot takes not, he will labour to hinder the success of thy prayer.