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I fear God never showed mercy to one so vile as I.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Fear Fear God God Mercy Never Vile

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The all-seeing eye of God beheld our deplorable state; infinite pity touched the heart of the Father of mercies; and infinite wisdom laid the plan of our recovery.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Deplorable Eye Father God Heart Infinite Laid Mercies Our Pity Plan Recovery State Touched Wisdom

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We should always look upon ourselves as God's servants, placed in God's world, to do his work; and accordingly labour faithfully for him; not with a design to grow rich and great, but to glorify God, and do all the good we possibly can.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Accordingly Always Design Faithfully Glorify God Good Great Grow Him His Labour Look Ourselves Placed Possibly Rich Servants Should Work World

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When you cease from labour, fill up your time in reading, meditation, and prayer: and while your hands are labouring, let your heart be employed, as much as possible, in divine thoughts.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Cease Divine Employed Fill Hands Heart Labour Meditation Much Possible Prayer Reading Thoughts Time Up While You Your

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If you hope for happiness in the world, hope for it from God, and not from the world.

~David Brainerd

Topics: God Happiness Hope World You

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Again, Be careful to make a good improvement of precious time.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Again Be Careful Careful Good Improvement Make Precious Precious Time Time

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Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any good purpose.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Any Away Good How Little Me Oh Pains Precious Purpose See Slide Time While

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I bless God for this retirement: I never was more thankful for any thing than I have been of late for the necessity I am under of self-denial in many respects.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Am Any Been Bless God Late Many Many Respects More Necessity Never Respects Retirement Self-Denial Than Thankful Thing I Am

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First, Resolve upon, and daily endeavour to practise, a life of seriousness and strict sobriety.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Daily Endeavour First Life Practise Resolve Seriousness Sobriety Strict

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Once more, Never think that you can live to God by your own power or strength; but always look to and rely on him for assistance, yea, for all strength and grace.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Always Assistance God Grace Him Live Look More Never Once Once More Own Power Rely Strength Think You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Clergyman

Born: Unknown

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