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Our holiness is an effect, not a cause; so long as our eyes are on our own personal whiteness as an end in itself, the thing breaks down.

~Charles Simeon

Topics: Breaks Cause Down Effect End Eyes Holiness Itself Long Our Own Personal Thing

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The tender heart, the broken and contrite spirit, are to me far above all the joys that I could ever hope for in this vale of tears.

~Charles Simeon

Topics: Above Broken Could Ever Far Heart Hope Joys Me Spirit Tears Tender

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You often feel that your prayers scarcely reach the ceiling; but, oh, get into this humble spirit by considering how good the Lord is, and how evil you all are, and then prayer will mount on wings of faith to heaven.

~Charles Simeon

Topics: Ceiling Considering Evil Faith Feel Get Good Heaven How Humble Lord Mount Often Oh Prayer Prayers Reach Scarcely Spirit Then Will Wings You Your

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Feast of the Holy Cross Does not every man feel, that there is corruption enough within him to drive him to the commission of the greatest enormities, and eternally to destroy his soul?

~Charles Simeon

Topics: Commission Corruption Cross Destroy Does Drive Enough Eternally Every Every Man Feast Feel Greatest Him His Holy Man Soul Within

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No man can in any measure resemble the scripture saints.

~Charles Simeon

Topics: Any Man Measure Resemble Saints Scripture

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Our calling is not primarily to be holy women, but to work for God and for others with Him.

~Charles Simeon

Topics: Calling God Him Holy Others Our Primarily Women Work

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With this sweet hope of ultimate acceptance with God, I have always enjoyed much cheerfulness before men; but I have at the same time laboured incessantly to cultivate the deepest humiliation before God.

~Charles Simeon

Topics: Acceptance Always Before Cheerfulness Cultivate Deepest Enjoyed God Hope Humiliation Incessantly Men Much Same Same Time Sweet Time Ultimate

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I have never thought that the circumstance of God's having forgiven me was any reason why I should forgive myself.

~Charles Simeon

Topics: Any Circumstance Forgive Forgiven God Having Me Myself Never Reason Should Thought Why

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Clergyman

Born: Unknown

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