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Thought for the Day 24 February 2009

Categorised as Thought of the Day and published Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
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It is in proportion as we search our hearts and understand our own nature, that we understand what is meant by an Infinite Governor and Judge; in proportion as we comprehend the nature of disobedience and our actual sinfulness, that we feel what is the blessing of the removal of sin, redemption, pardon, sanctification, which otherwise are mere words.

From the sermon ‘Secret Faults’ (1825) Click here for the full text (leaves site)