[Chris. Please leave some 5 seconds between each of the quotes below.]
Here are some further sayings of the wise!
(Samuel Clark, "The Saint's Bouquet" 1641)
"Here are some further sayings of the wise!" Proverbs 24:23
Sin is . . .
the spawn of the old Serpent,
the source of Hell, and
the vomit of the Devil!~ ~ ~
Sin is more hateful to God than the Devil; for God hates the Devil for sin's sake--and not sin for the Devil's sake.
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Sin is like a serpent in our bosoms, which cannot live--but by sucking out our life blood.
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The godly hate sin--because of sin's defilement.
The ungodly fear sin--because of sin's punishment.~ ~ ~
The godly hate sin--because it has filth in it to pollute the soul.
The ungodly fear sin--because it has fire in it to burn the soul!~ ~ ~
The deluge of waters which overflowed all the world, washed away many sinners--but not one sin!
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The world shall one day be all on fire--yet all that fire, and those flames in Hell which follow--shall not purge one sin!
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All the evils in the world serve to give names to sin:
Sin is called poison--and sinners are called serpents.
Sin is called vomit--and sinners are called dogs.
Sin is called mire--and sinners are called hogs.
Sin is called darkness, blindness, shame, nakedness, folly, madness, death and whatever is filthy, vile, infective, or painful!~ ~ ~
A glutton may fill his belly--but he can never fill his lust!
A covetous man may have his house full of money--but he can never have his heart full of money.
An ambitious man may have titles enough to overload his memory--but never to fill his pride.
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The Devil's last stratagem is, if he cannot beat us down to sin--to blow us up with pride!
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Nothing will make God's children so pure, as to wash themselves every morning in tears of repentance.
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Without sound repentance, sin is not seen as the greatest evil--nor Christ as the greatest good.
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"Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise--apply your heart to what I teach!" Proverbs 22:17