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I never was deeply interested in any object; I never prayed sincerely and earnestly for anything, but it came at some time - no matter how distant, in some way, in some shape, probably the last I should have devised, it came. And yet, I have always had so little faith. God forgive me.

~Adoniram Judson

Topics: Always Any Anything Came Deeply Distant Earnestly Faith Forgive Forgive Me God Had How Interested Last Little Matter Me Never Object Prayed Shape Should Sincerely Some Time Way

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God is waiting to be gracious, and is willing to make us happy in religion, if we would not run away from him. We refuse to open the window shutters, and complain that it is dark.

~Adoniram Judson

Topics: Away Complain Dark God Gracious Happy Him Make Open Refuse Religion Run Shutter Us Waiting Willing Window Would

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While therefore your tears flow, let a due proportion be tears of joy. Yet take the bitter cup with both hands and sit down to your repast. You will soon learn a secret: that there is sweetness at the bottom.

~Adoniram Judson

Topics: Bitter Both Bottom Cup Down Due Flow Hands Joy Learn Proportion Secret Sit Soon Sweetness Take Tears Therefore While Will You Your

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Embrace every opportunity of exercising kind feelings and doing good to others, especially to the household of faith.

~Adoniram Judson

Topics: Doing Doing Good Embrace Every Every Opportunity Exercising Faith Feelings Good Household Kind Opportunity Others

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I thought they loved me, and they would scarcely have known it if I had died. All through our troubles, I was comforted with the thought that the brethren in Maulmain and America were praying for us, and they have never once thought of us.

~Adoniram Judson

Topics: America Brethren Comforted Died Had Known Loved Me Never Once Our Praying Scarcely Thought Through Troubles Us Were Would

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Of how much real happiness we cheat our souls by preferring a trifle to God! We have a general intention of living religion; but we intend to begin tomorrow or next year. The present moment we prefer giving to the world.

~Adoniram Judson

Topics: Begin Cheat General Giving God Happiness How How Much Intend Intention Living Moment Much Next Next Year Our Prefer Present Present Moment Real Religion Souls Tomorrow Trifle World Year

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The course that I have uniformly pursued, ever since I became a missionary, has been rather peculiar. In order to become an acceptable and eloquent preacher in a foreign language, I deliberately abjured my own. When I crossed the river, I burnt my ships.

~Adoniram Judson

Topics: Acceptable Became Become Been Burnt Course Crossed Deliberately Eloquent Ever Foreign Foreign Language Language Missionary My Own Order Own Peculiar Preacher Pursued Rather River Ships Since

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Consider this point. It is a main point of true wisdom. Whenever there is an execution of purpose, there must be an agent.

~Adoniram Judson

Topics: Agent Consider Execution Main Must Point Purpose True True Wisdom Whenever Wisdom

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There can be no doubt that the blessing, of which believers are heirs, is justification by faith; and that the promise, according to which they are heirs of this blessing, is the gospel promise made to Abraham.

~Adoniram Judson

Topics: Abraham According Believers Blessing Doubt Faith Gospel Heirs Justification Made No Doubt Promise Which

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The future is in our power. Let us, then, each morning, resolve to send the day into eternity in such a garb as we shall wish it to wear forever. And at night, let us reflect that one more day is irrevocably gone, indelibly marked.

~Adoniram Judson

Topics: Day Each Each Morning Eternity Forever Future Gone Let Us Marked More Morning Night Our Power Reflect Resolve Send Shall Then Us Wear Wish

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Clergyman

Born: August 9th, 1788

Died: April 12th, 1850

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