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George Cheever – Lectures Pilgrim’s Progress-Hill Difficulty

 “But the men told him to take care of himself, and they would take care of themselves; and as to laws and ordinances they should keep them as conscientiously as he; and as to all his pretense of inward experience, the new birth, repentance and faith, and all that, it might do for such a ragged creature as he had been. All the neighbors knew that he had been a worthless wretch, and it was well indeed that he had got such a coat to cover his nakedness; but they had always gone well dressed, and having never been so bad as he was, needed not so great a change; their laws and ordinances would save them.”

The Hill Difficulty

 

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GEORGE B CHEEVER -LECTURES PILGRIM’S PROGRESS – Christian Loses His Burden

Christian gains assurance soon after leaving the house of the interpreter

Christian Loses His Burden.

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The Hope of the Cast-down Soul – J C Philpot

I do believe, from soul experience, that one of the greatest, if not the greatest burden and trial to the child of God, is the daily, hourly, minutely, momently workings of sin. The adulterous eye, the roving heart, the defiled imagination, the constant stream of iniquity polluting every word and thought, every feeling and desire, is and must be a burden to the soul, just in proportion as the fear of God lives and works in a man’s conscience.

 Hope for the Down Cast

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Isaac Ambrose – The Intercession of Christ – Looking Unto Jesus

From his bio… 1604-1664 – With respect to Mr. Ambrose,it is well known that he lived and died a Nonconformist ; but of the particular circumstances which led to the steps in which his character became decided, we have no account. We are, however, in possession of facts that are of much more importance ; namely, that he was a man of substantial worth, of eminent piety, and that, for his exemplary life, he was highly respected both as a private Christian, and an approved minister of God.

The Intercession of Christ – Looking Unto Jesus

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Hannah Moore – Do We Love God? Practical Piety 1811

Though we cannot be always thinking of God, we may be always employed in his service. There must be intervals of our communion with him, but there must be no intermission of our attachment to him. The tender father who labors for his children does not always employ his thoughts about them: he cannot be always conversing with them or concerning them, yet he is always engaged in promoting their interests. 

Do We Love God?