Richard Bernard, The Isle of Man, p. 57: There is a kind of smiling and joyful laughter, for any thing I know, which may stand with sober gravity, and with the best man’s piety, justly occasioned from the right apprehension of things; else had not Abraham fallen into it (Gen. 17.17), nor holy Job (Job. ...
It is said that “He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls” (Prov. 25.28). Nathanael Ranew gives directions in Solitude Improved by Divine Meditation, one of which relates to “the art of heart-keeping,” that is, the Christian‘s warfare against the vanity of thoughts ...
There are two aspects to the assurance of salvation: one is objective in nature and the other is subjective. Our assurance is objective in that the believer’s salvation is secured and guaranteed by God. The subjective aspect is psychological in nature, so it can be adversely affected by the on-going struggle with sin. Another way ...