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"Take the Word of God as the only rule, and the perfect rule." – Hugh Binning | Read more quotations: Words of Wisdom Visual Audio Bibles Quotations: "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish." - Psalm 1 (KJV) Available Visual Audio Bibles:
Hugh Binning was a Scottish Covenanting preacher, ordained minister of Govan, near Glasgow, in 1650. He was only twenty-six years old when he died in 1653. Quotations: "Humility levels men to a holy subjection and submission to another, without the confusion of their different degrees and stations. It teaches men to give that respect and regard to even one that is due to his place or worth. ... Ephesians verse 21, 'Submit yourselves one to another in the fear of God.' 1 Peter 5:5, 'All of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility.'" Available MP3 Audio Books: ⯈ Preface by the Editor (2008 Voice) ⯈ The Life of Hugh Binning (2008 Voice) ⯈ Common Principles of the Christian Religion (2008 Voice) ⯈ The Sinner's Sanctuary (2008 & 2013 Voice) ⯈ Fellowship with God (2008 Voice) ⯈ Heart-Humiliation (2008 Voice) ⯈ Useful Case of Conscience (2008 Voice) ⯈ Treatise of Christian Love (2008 Voice) ⯈ Several Sermons Upon the Most Important Subjects of Practical Religion (2008 Voice)
John Bunyan was a Protestant Christian Preacher, Nonconformist, and the author of that well known allegorical work, "The Pilgrim's Progress, From this World to that which is to Come." Bunyan was born the son of a laborer in Elstow, England in 1628. He started out life as a worldling, but was at length converted to Christ and even spent considerable time imprisoned for preaching the Gospel. Quotations: "It is profitable for Christians to be often calling to mind the very beginnings of grace with their souls. It is a night to be much observed unto the Lord, for bringing them out from the land of Egypt. This is that night of the Lord to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations." (Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners) Available MP3 Audio Books: ⯈ The Pilgrim's Progress (2013 Voice) ⯈ Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (2013 Voice) ⯈ The Heavenly Footman (2013 Voice)
⯈ The Jerusalem Sinner Saved (2013 Voice)
Jonathan Edwards was a Protestant Christian minister and American Revivalist preacher of the First Great Awakening. Edwards is the author of such well known works as, "Religious Affections," "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," and "The Life of David Brainerd." Quotations: "Though it be plain that Christ has given rules to all Christians, to enable them to judge of professors of religion, whom they are concerned with, so far as is necessary for their own safety, and to prevent their being led into a snare by false teachers, and false pretenders to religion; and though it be also beyond doubt, that the Scriptures do abound with rules, which may be very serviceable to ministers, in counseling and conducting souls committed to their care, in things appertaining to their spiritual and eternal state; yet it is also evident, that it was never God's design to give us any rules, by which we may certainly know, who of our fellow professors are his, and to make a full and clear separation between sheep and goats; but that, on the contrary, it was God's design to reserve this to himself." Available MP3 Audio Books:
⯈ A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections (2013 Voice)
English Puritan Preacher and Minister of the Gospel. Quotations: "Heart-work is hard work indeed. To shuffle over religious duties with a loose and heedless spirit will cost no great pains; but to set yourself before the Lord and tie up your loose and vain thoughts to a constant and serious attendance upon him; this will cost you something. To attain a facility and dexterity of language in prayer and put your meaning into apt and decent expressions is easy; but to get your heart broken for sin, while you are confessing it; melted with free grace, while you are blessing God for it; to be really ashamed and humbled through the apprehensions of God's infinite holiness and to keep your heart in this frame, not only in but after duty, will surely cost you some groans and pains of soul. To repress the outward acts of sin and compose the external part of your life in a laudable manner is no great matter; even carnal persons by the force of common principles can do this: but to kill the root of corruption within, to set and keep up an holy government over your thoughts, to have all things lie straight and orderly in the heart, this is not easy." - John Flavel Available MP3 Audio Books:
⯈ Treatise on Keeping the Heart (2008 Voice)
Luther, Martin (1483-1546) Martin Luther, 1483-1546, was a prominant Protestant Christian Reformer, Author, and Bible Translator in Germany. He began as a monk and priest in the Roman Catholic Church until he was converted to Protestantism by God's Word. Quotations: "Human reason, with all its wisdom, can bring it no further than to instruct people how to live honestly and decently in the world, how to keep house, build, etc., things learned from philosophy and heathenish books. But how they should learn to know God and His dear Son, Christ Jesus, and to be saved, this the Holy Spirit alone teaches through God's Word; for philosophy understands nothing of divine matters. ... faith is a thing in the heart, having its being and substance by itself, given of God as His proper work, not a corporal thing, that may be seen, felt or touched." - Martin Luther Available Audio Books: ⯈ Words of Wisdom from Martin Luther (2023 Audio Quotes)
Newton, John (1725-1807) John Newton, 1725-1807, was a Church of England Pastor, Preacher, writer and author of the famous hymn, "Amazing Grace". Formerly a slave trader, he recorded his journey from ignorance to faith in the light of the Gospel and his thoughts, experiences and letters are published today in a six volume set. Quotations: "You will likewise find advantage, by attending as much as you can on those preachers whom God has blessed with much power, life, and success in their ministry. And in this you will do well not to confine yourself to any denomination or party for the Spirit of the Lord is not confined. Different men have different gifts and talents. I would not wish you to be a slavish admirer of any man. Christ alone is our Master and Teacher. But study the excellencies of each: and if you observe a fault in any (for no human models are perfect), you will see what you are yourself to avoid" - John Newton Available Audio Books: ⯈ Letter to a Student in Divinity by John Newton (2013 Audio Voice)
English Reformer, Bible Translator, Protestant Apologist and Martyr for the Gospel. Quotations: "The scripture contains three things in it: first the law to condemn all flesh: secondarily, the Gospel that is to save, promises of mercy for all that repent and acknowledge their sins at the preaching of the law and consent in their hearts that the law is good and submit themselves to be scholars to learn to keep the law and to learn to believe the mercy that is promised them: and thirdly, the stories and lives of those scholars both what chances fortuned them and also by what means their schoolmaster taught them and made them perfect and how he tried the true from the false." - William Tyndale Available MP3 Audio Books:
⯈ The Prophet Jonah with an Introduction (2008 Voice)
English Puritan Preacher and Minister of the Gospel. Quotations: "O write upon my memory, Lord, the text and doctrines of thy Word, that I may break thy laws no more, but love thee better than before! With thoughts of Christ and things divine, fill up this foolish heart of mine: that, hoping pardon through his blood, I may lie down, and wake with God." "Great Minds have the true relish and pleasure of doing good, and are content to be unknown" Available MP3 Audio Books:
⯈ Divine Songs, Attempted in the Easy Language of Children (2008 Voice)
Wilberforce, William (1759-1833) British Politician, Abolitionist and Protestant Apologist. Quotations: "'Mortify the flesh, with its affections and lusts,' is the Christian precept; a soft luxurious course of habitual indulgence, is the practice of the bulk of modern Christians: and that constant moderation, that wholesome discipline of restraint and self-denial, which are requisite to prevent the unperceived encroachments of the inferior appetites, seem altogether disused, as the exploded austerities of monkish superstition." "The chief causes of enmity among men are, pride and self-importance, the high opinion which men entertain of themselves, and the consequent deference which they exact from others: the over-valuation of worldly possessions and of worldly honours, and in consequence, a too eager competition for them. The rough edges of one man rub against those of another, if the expression may be allowed; and the friction is often such as to injure the works, and disturb the just arrangements and regular motions of the social machine. But by Christianity all these roughnesses are filed down: every wheel rolls round smoothly in the performance of its appointed function, and there is nothing to retard the several movements, or break in upon the general order." Available MP3 Audio Books: Foxe, John (1516-1587) Well known author of "Foxe's Book of Martyrs" or "Acts and Monuments of these latter and perilous days, touching matters of the Church, wherein are comprehended and described the great persecutions and horrible troubles, that have been wrought and practiced by the Romish [Roman Catholic] Prelates, specially in this Realm of England and Scotland" (Originally published in 1563). Quotations: "But especially, to thy spiritual ministers, bishops, and pastors of thy church, grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, Prince of all pastors, that they, following the steps of thee, of thy apostles, and holy martyrs, may seek those things which be not their own, but only which be thine, not caring how many benefices nor what great bishopricks they have, but how well they can guide those they have. Give them such zeal of thy church, as may devour them, and grant them such salt, wherewith the whole people may be seasoned, and which may never be unsavoury, but quickened daily by thy Holy Spirit, whereby thy flock by them may be preserved." - John Foxe (Good Friday, 1578) Available Visual Audio Books:
HISTORIES, SPEECHES, LETTERS, ETC: Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533-1603) Elizabeth I was a famous Protestant Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603), the last ruler in the Tudor monarchy, known as the "Virgin Queen" and "Gloriana." Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII, sister to Protestant King Edward VI and Catholic Queen Mary I, known as "Bloody Mary." Quotations: "In a matter most unpleasing, most pleasing to me, is the apparent goodwill of you and my people, as proceeding from a very good mind towards me and the Commonwealth. Concerning Marriage, which ye so earnestly move me to, I have been long since persuaded, that I was sent into this world by God to think and do those things chiefly, which may tend to His glory. Hereupon have I chosen that kind of life which is most free from the troublesome cares of this world, that I might attend the service of God alone." - Queen Elizabeth I (Feb. 1559) Available Visual Audio Books:
Pius V, Pope (1504-1572) Pope Pius V, or Antonio Ghislieri (born 1504, died 1572), was the ruling head of the Roman Catholic Church from 1566 to 1572. Pius was a zealous Roman Catholic, a Dominican Friar from his youth, and an Inquisitor in Milan and Lombardy, tasked with finding and punishing heretics, (Bible Christians,) who refused the teachings of Catholicism in favor of the unaltered teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ, as handed down in the Holy Scriptures. In 1557, Pope Paul IV elevated him to the position of Cardinal, and made him Inquisitor General over all of Christendom. Pius V issued an official Papal Bull on March 5, 1569 against Queen Elizabeth I in an attempt to depose her from the throne of England, by officially excommunicating her from the Catholic Church, and commanding her subjects and nobles to rebellion against her, under pain of similar excommunication. Pius V was beatified in 1672 by Pope Clement X, and officially canonized as a Roman Catholic Saint in 1712 by Pope Clement XI. Pius V remains a venerated Saint of the Catholic Church even today. Quotations: "Pius, Bishop, servant of the servants of God, in memorial of this matter. The sovereign jurisdiction of the one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, outside of which there is no salvation, has been given by Him, unto whom all power in heaven and on earth is given, the King who reigns on high, to but one person on the face of the earth, to Peter, prince of the Apostles, and to the successor of Peter, the Bishop of Rome. Him He has set up over all nations, and over all kingdoms, to root up and destroy, to waste and to scatter, to plant and to build, to the end that he may maintain in the unity of the spirit the faithful people bound together by the bond of charity, and present them unto Him their Saviour perfect and without loss. In the discharge of this duty, We, whom God of His goodness has called to the government of His Church, shrink from no labour, striving with all Our might to preserve in their integrity that very unity and the Catholic religion, which are now assailed by so many storms, by His permission from whom they come, for our correction, and for the trial of the faith of His children. But the wicked are so many, and are growing so strong, that there is no part of the world which they have not attempted by their evil doctrines to corrupt; among others labouring for this end is the servant of iniquity, Elizabeth, the pretended queen of England, with whom, as in a safe retreat, the worst of these men have found a secure refuge." - Pope Pius V (Mar. 1569) Available MP3 Audio Books:
Edgar, Samuel (1634-1668)
Quotations: "Pope Innocent first sent a missionary expedition against the Albigenses [Bible Christians]. His holiness, for this purpose, commissioned Rainer, Guy, Arnold, Guido, Osma, Castelnau, Rodolf, and Dominic. These, in the execution of their mission, preached Popery [Roman Catholicism] and wrought miracles. Dominic, in particular, though distinguished for cruelty, excelled in the manufacture of these 'lying wonders.' But the miracles and sermons, or rather the imposition and balderdash, of these apostles of superstition and barbarity, excited only the derision and scorn of these 'sons of heresy and error.' The obdurate people, says Benedict, 'shewed no desire for conversion; but, on the contrary, treated their instructors with contempt and reproach.' ' An infinite number,' says Nangis, 'obstinately adhered to their error.' According to Mariana, 'The Albigenses increased every day and, in their stupidity, rejoiced in their own blindness.' The gospel of Castelnau, Rainer, and Arnold, Velly grants, 'met with no attention;' and, therefore, according to Giannon's admission, 'made no impression.' ... His infallibility, Pope Innocent the Third, finding the inefficiency of his gospel as preached by Dominic, proclaimed, by his bulls, a crusade against the Albigenses. Supported by divine aid, his holiness, in the name of the Lord of Hosts, granted all who should march against the Albigensian pestilence, the pardon of sin, the glory of martyrdom, and the possession of heaven. The pontiff, by special favour and indulgence, gave the hero of the cross, if he fell in battle, an immediate passport, by a short way, to heaven, without ever touching on purgatory, ... These rewards assembled half a million of HOLY WARRIORS, composed of bishops, soldiers, canons, and people, from Italy, France, and Germany, ready to riot in blood for the honour of God, the good of society, the defence of Romanism, and the extinction of heresy. ... This holy war, during its campaigns, exhibited a great diversity of battles and sieges. The storming of Beziers and Lavaur will supply a specimen of the spirit and achievements of the crusading army. The city of Beziers was taken by storm in 1209, and the citizens put to the sword without distinction of condition, age, sex, or even religion. When the Crusaders and Albigenses were so mixed that they could not be discriminated, Arnold, the Papal missionary, commanded the soldiery to 'kill all and God would know his own,' - 'Tuez les tous, Dieu connoit ceux qui sont a lui. Soixante mille habitans passerent par le fil de l'epee.' Velly. Seven hundred were slain in the church. Daniel reckons the killed at thirty thousand. Mezeray and Velly as well as some of the original historians, estimate the number who were massacred at sixty thousand. The blood of the human victims, who fled to the churches for safety and were murdered by the HOLY WARRIORS, drenched the altars, and flowed in crimson torrents through the streets." – Samuel Edgar Available MP3 Audio Books: ⯈ The Variations Of Popery - Excerpt on Heresy (1850 Edition, 2013 Voice)
Poggius the Papist (c. 1415) Fra Poggius, Prior of St. Nicholas, a Member of the Council of Constance, who delivered the Papal orders summoning Bohemian (Czech) Reformer John Hus (1369-1415) and was an eyewitness to his trial and execution. He accompanied Hus from Prague to Constance and witnessed his preaching, imprisonment, trial and burning. Poggius took a very personal interest in these events, befriended Hus and was ultimately moved to faith towards the Gospel. He voted in favor of releasing him and even begged and received, on the way to execution, Hus' forgiveness for his part in the matter. He later testified of Hus saying "Verily ... he was too just for this world!") Quotations: "When I heard [John] Hus talk, I remembered what the scriptures say: 'And all of them became full of the Holy Spirit.'" – Poggius "Outside of the church, the bishop of Constance placed a paper cap, upon which three ugly devils had been painted, on his head, saying: 'Now we deliver you to the worldly courts and your soul we turn over to the devil and his disciples!' [John] Hus answered to this terrible curse by folding his hands and by praying: 'O Lord, Jesus Christ, into thine hands I deliver my soul, which thou hast redeemed with thy blood. Father in Heaven, do not hold against them the sins which my enemies commit against me, and let mine eyes see them blissfully with thee, when their souls fly to thy throne after an easy death. O Holy Spirit, enlighten their deceived hearts, so that the truth of the holy Gospel may open their eyes and its praise be spread everywhere, forever and ever, Amen.'" – Poggius "Maentlinus, delegate of Augsburg [voting at the Council of Constance, 1415]: When I heard the doctrines of [John] Hus, I said, just like Zacharias in the temple: 'Oh Lord grant thy servant to depart in peace, for now mine eyes have beheld the savior of the Church.' To my sorrow I admit that many of the fathers, here assembled, do not share my joy, but find it condemnatory. ... I am sitting here as the oldest and my long life has led me through much sorrow, but the heaviest sorrows were those which the laws of the Church have brought me. My father was a dealer in garnets, diligent, honest and frugal, true to his faith, although many doubting opinions could be heard in the city of my birth. My mother is said to have been a beautiful maiden, barely 19 years of age when my father married her. Together they saved a considerable fortune, which they increased by peaceful diligence and frugality. It so happened that my grandmother laid down to die and she confided in the priest, who heard her confession, that she might die contented and at peace with the Lord, were it not that she had broken a vow at the time when Agne, my mother, had been married, since she had promised the child, while she was still carrying it under her heart, to the Church. The father-confessor wrote this confession down and caused it to be signed by witnesses. As soon as my grandmother had died, the Church claimed my mother and all her possessions. My father refused to obey, because he loved his wife more than his life, for she was beautiful, virtuous and had borne him a boy, myself. For three years my father fought the Church for his right; then he received at Rome, to where he had pilgrimaged, the final verdict, according to which he was declared to be wrong, that the convent could rightly claim my mother and all her possessions. My father was excommunicated, because he was stubborn, my mother was brutally torn from him, and by verdicts rendered simultaneously at home, at Rome, at Vienna and by Emperor Louis, the fifth of his line, he was deprived of all his earthly goods. Deserted by his friends, for he had been cast out of the Church, he hung himself at the gate of the Ursuline Convent, behind which he believed my mother to be incarcerated. His body was publicly burned, to which spectacle I was led, a five year old boy, by the same father-confessor who was the cause of it all. I never saw my mother again and the poorhouse and the parish school became my lot, where I had to fast and suffer." – Poggius Available MP3 Audio Books:
John Jewel was a Bishop in the Church of England and a Protestant Apologist. Jewel was a friend and disciple of Peter Martyr and saw the reigns of the four Tudor monarchs in England, those of King Henry VIII, Catholic Queen Mary Tudor or "Bloody Mary," Protestant King Edward VI, and Protestant Queen Elizabeth I. Quotations: "Why, I beseech you, except a council will and command, shall not truth be truth, and God be God? If Christ had meant to do so from the beginning, as that He would preach or teach nothing without the bishop's consent, but refer all His doctrine over to Annas and Caiaphas, where should now have been the Christian faith? or, who at any time should have heard the Gospel taught? Peter verily, whom the Pope hath oftener in his mouth, and more reverently useth to speak of than he doth of Jesus Christ, did boldly stand against the holy council, saying, "It is better to obey God than men." And after Paul had once entirely embraced the Gospel, and had received it, "not from men, nor by man, but by the only will of God, he did not take advice therein of flesh and blood," nor brought the case before his kinsmen and brethren, but went forthwith into Arabia, to preach God's Divine mysteries by God's only authority." – John Jewel Available MP3 Audio Books: ⯈ The Apology of the Church of England (2013 Voice)
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