“Yet the force of truth did of itself flash into mine eyes, and I turned away my panting soul from incorporeal substance to lineaments, and colours, and bulky magnitudes.”
“Yet was it but too sweet, ripened by the warmth of kindred studies: for, from the true faith (which he as a youth had not soundly and thoroughly imbibed), I had warped him also to those superstitious and pernicious fables, for which my mother bewailed me.”
“Any preacher who has not stirred the Pharisees, the hypocrites, and the devils to the point of speaking evil against him is not preaching the Gospel in its fullness.”
“Anyone can get up in front of a crowd and tell them, ‘all have sinned...’ but it is another thing altogether for Samuel to go to Eli, personally, and tell him that there is something wrong in the priesthood.”
“As the Word of God is preached under the anointing, things that men believe are not wrong will suddenly become wrong as the wind is allowed to blow. In our haste and desire for the blessings, we have ignored the Holy Spirit as the wind of God in His purging and purifying work. The result is that we have the tragedy of attempting the work of God with hands that are unclean, and a heart that is impure.”
“Controversy is a hated thing, but there are times when it is a positive duty. Peace is an excellent thing, but like gold, it may be bought too dear. Unity is a mighty blessing, but it is useless if it is bought at the price of truth.”
