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As to my success here I cannot say much as yet: the Indians seem generally kind, and well-disposed towards me, and are mostly very attentive to my instructions, and seem willing to be taught further.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Attentive Cannot Further Generally Here Indians Instructions Kind Me Mostly Much Say Seem Success Taught Towards Very Willing

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My disorder has been attended with several symptoms of a consumption; and I have been at times apprehensive that my great change was at hand: yet blessed be God, I have never been affrighted; but, on the contrary, at times much delighted with a view of its approach.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Approach Attended Been Blessed Change Consumption Contrary Delighted Disorder God Great Hand Much Never On The Contrary Several Symptoms Times View

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Worldly pleasures, such as flow from greatness, riches, honours, and sensual gratifications, are infinitely worse than none.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Flow Greatness Honours Infinitely None Pleasures Riches Sensual Than Worldly Worse

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We are a long time in learning that all our strength and salvation is in God.

~David Brainerd

Topics: God Learning Long Long Time Our Salvation Strength Time

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A few of the sublimest geniuses of Rome and Athens had some faint discoveries of the spiritual nature of the human soul, and formed some probable conjectures, that man was designed for a future state of existence.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Athens Conjecture Designed Discoveries Existence Faint Few Formed Future Geniuses Had Human Human Soul Man Nature Probable Rome Some Soul Spiritual State

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Ardent love or desire introduced, as passionately longing to please and glorify the Divine Being, to be in every respect conformed to him, and in that way to enjoy him.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Ardent Being Desire Divine Enjoy Every Glorify Him Introduced Longing Love Passionately Please Respect Way

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As the most extravagant errors were received among the established articles of their faith, so the most infamous vices obtained in their practice, and were indulged not only with impunity, but authorized by the sanction of their laws.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Among Articles Authorized Errors Established Extravagant Faith Impunity Infamous Laws Most Obtained Only Practice Received Sanction Vices Were

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Further, Take heed that you faithfully perform the business you have to do in the world, from a regard to the commands of God; and not from an ambitious desire of being esteemed better than others.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Ambitious Being Better Business Commands Desire Esteemed Faithfully Further God Heed Others Perform Regard Take Than World You

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I am an old sinner; and if God had designed mercy for me, he would have called me home to himself before now.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Am Before Designed God Had He Himself Home Me Mercy Now Old Sinner Would I Am

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I am more weary of life, I think, than ever I was.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Am Ever Life More Than Think Weary I Think I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Clergyman

Born: Unknown

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