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 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."
christian blessing heaven
Let thy hope of heaven master thy fear of death. Why shouldst thou be afraid to die, who hopest to live by dying!
christian running blessing
God, to prevent all escape, hath sown the seeds of death in our very constitution and nature, so that we can as soon run from ourselves, as run from death. We need no feller to come with a hand of violence and hew us down; there is in the tree a worm, which grows out of its own substance, that will destroy it; so in us, those infirmities of nature that will bring us down to the dust.
christian kings love-you
As you love your peace, Christian, be plain-hearted with God and man, and keep the king's highway.
men christ given
Thou hast no life to lose, because thou hast given it already to Christ, nor can man take away that without God's leave.
christian strong eye
Set a strong guard about thy outward senses: these are Satan's landing places, especially the eye and the ear.
christian heaven fear-of-death
Let thy hope of heaven master thy fear of death.
bears satan christ
Christ will bear no equal, and Satan no superior; and therefore, hold in with both thou canst not.
christian prayer humble
The Christian in prayer comes up close to God, with a humble boldness of faith, and takes hold of him, wrestles with him; yea, will not let him go without a blessing... They are only a few noble-spirited souls, who dare take heaven by force, that are fit for this calling.
christian war heart
The Christian is to proclaim and prosecute an irreconcilable war against his bosom sins; those sins which have lain nearest his heart, must now be trampled under his feet.
christian principles habit
The Christian must stand fixed to his principles, and not change his habit; but freely show what countryman he is by his holy constancy in the truth.
christian soldier duty
The soldier is summoned to a life of active duty and so is the Christian.
christian christian-inspirational good-work
We must come to good works by faith, and not to faith by good works.