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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christian children father
Oh, it is sad for a poor Christian to stand at the door of the promise, in the dark night of affliction, afraid to draw the latch, whereas he should then come boldly for shelter as a child into his father's house.
art prayer children
Praying is the same to the new creature as crying is to the natural. The child is not learned by art or example to cry, but instructed by nature; it comes into the world crying. Praying is not a lesson got by forms and rules of art, but flowing from principles of new life itself.
mother children godliness
Godliness is the child of truth, and it must be nursed by its own mother.
strong children grace
Great comforts do, indeed, bear witness to the truth of thy grace, but not to the degree of it; the weak child is oftener in the lap than the strong one.
christian children blessing
God would not rub so hard if it were not to fetch out the dirt that is ingrained in our natures. God loves purity so well He had rather see a hole than a spot in His child's garments.
disabled doth law man sin
Sin disabled man to keep God's law, but it doth not enfranchise or disoblige him that he need not keep it
beyond fill men none though
Men are what they see and judge; though some do not fill up their light, yet none go beyond it.
death fear heaven hope master
Let your hope of heaven master your fear of death.
enemy sides armour
Our enemies are on every side, so must our armour be.
fall church liberty
Paul was Nero's prisoner, but Nero was much more God's... But how does the great apostle spend his time in prison?... We read of no dispatches sent to court to procure his liberty; but many to the churches, to help them to stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ had made them free... The devil had as good have let Paul alone, for he no sooner comes into prison but he falls a preaching, at which the gates of Satan's prison fly open, and poor sinners come forth.
christian peace thinking
And therefore you who think so basely of the Gospel and the professors of it, because at present their peace and comfort are not come, should know that it is on the way to them, and comesto stay everlastingly with them; whreas your peace is going is going from you every moment, and is sure to leave you without any hope of returning to you again. Look not how the Christian begins, but ends.
christian sleep blessing
Truly, hope is the saint's covering, wherein he wraps himself, when he lays his body down to sleep in the grave: "My flesh," saith David, "shall rest in hope."
believe past hands
We have peace with God as soon as we believe, but not always with ourselves. The pardon may be past the prince's hand and seal, and yet not put into the prisoner's hand.
kings cottages advent
For a beggar to live at court is not so much as the King to dwell with him in his cottage.