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It is to be regretted that few persons who have arrived at any degree of eminence or fame, have written Memorials of themselves, at least such as have embraced their private as well as their public life.

~Adam Clarke

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Few men can be said to have inimitable excellencies: let us watch them in their progress from infancy to manhood, and we shall soon be convinced that what they attained was the necessary consequence of the line they pursued, and the means they used.

~Adam Clarke

Topics: Attained Consequence Convinced Few Few Men Infancy Let Us Line Manhood Means Men Necessary Progress Pursued Said Shall Soon Them Us Used Watch

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However, all gifts seem now to be absorbed in one and a man must be either a Preacher or nothing.

~Adam Clarke

Topics: Absorb Either Gifts However Man Must Nothing Now Preacher Seem

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To be filled with God is a great thing, to be filled with the fullness of God is still greater; to be filled with all the fullness of God is greatest of all.

~Adam Clarke

Topics: Filled Fullness God Great Great Thing Greater Greatest Still Thing

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Many talk much, and indeed well, of what Christ has done for us: but how little is spoken of what he is to do in us! and yet all that he has done for us is in reference to what he is to do in us.

~Adam Clarke

Topics: Christ Done He How Indeed Little Many Much Reference Spoken Talk Us Well

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Even papists could not see that a moral evil was detained in the soul through its physical connection with the body; and that it required the dissolution of this physical connection before the moral contagion could be removed.

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Topics: Before Body Connection Contagion Could Dissolution Even Evil Moral Physical Required See Soul Through

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It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.

~Adam Clarke

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Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility.

~Adam Clarke

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If you go forward in the spirit of the original apostles and followers of Jesus Christ, trusting not in man but in the living God, he will enable you to pull down the strong holds of sin and Satan, and that work by which he is pleased will prosper in your hands.

~Adam Clarke

Topics: Apostles Christ Down Enable Followers Forward Go God Hands He Holds Jesus Jesus Christ Living Man Original Pleased Prosper Pull Satan Sin Spirit Strong Trusting Which Will Work You Your

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As preachers of the gospel of Jesus, do not expect worldly honors: these Jesus Christ neither took to himself, nor gave to his disciples.

~Adam Clarke

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Theologian

Born: Unknown

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