Pithy Puritan gems on the Scriptures

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The Word of God is:
  a counselor to instruct you,
  a comforter to console you in your troubles,
  a light to guide you in the right path,
  a staff to support you in your trials, and
  a sword to defend you against all your enemies.

 

The Scripture is the only standard by which we must measure each thought, word, and action!
   If anything agrees with it, then it is right.
      If anything disagrees with it, then it is wrong.

 

William Tyndale:
God's Word is the food of the soul. As the body is fed by food—so the soul is nourished by the Word.

 

John Bunyan:
This book will keep you from sin—or sin will keep you from this book!

 

Jeremiah Burroughs:
Every time you read the Word, you must remember that God is speaking to you!

 

Thomas Watson:
All the wondrous privileges and promises of the saints, are found in the Word.

 

Thomas Shepard:
The Scripture the only safe and infallible guide to eternal life!

 

John Flavel:
The Bible is a love letter, which God has sent to us.
Prayer is a love letter, which we send to Him.

 

Thomas Brooks:
The Scriptures are the golden key that unlocks paradise to us!

 

William Gurnall:
Scripture is the field in which Christ, the pearl of great price, is hidden!

 

John Flavel:
A man without Scripture, is like a ship without a compass.

 

Thomas Watson:
The Scripture is the steady anchor that holds us fast in the stormy sea of life, and the sure compass that guides us through the uncertain waters of this world.

 

The Scripture is a spiritual magnifying glass, in which we behold:
  God's infinite wisdom,
    His impeccable holiness,
      His wondrous goodness,
        and His unfathomable glory!