But this Christ or Redeemer took not upon him the nature of angels, but the seed of Abraham, that is, human nature, that in the nature which sinned he might make the expiation required.

The grand obstacle to the salvation of the scribes and Pharisees was their pride, vanity and self-love. They lived on each other's praise. If they had acknowledged Christ as the only good teacher, they must have given up the good opinion of the multitude; and they chose rather to lose their souls than to forfeit their reputation among men!

Whether the family of the Clarkes were of Norman extraction cannot be easily ascertained.

There is no such thing as chance or accident; the words merely signify our ignorance of some real and immediate cause.

Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue.

Remember that the word of God is not sent to particular persons, as if by name; and do not think you have no part in it, because you are not named there.

But this Christ or Redeemer took not upon him the nature of angels, but the seed of Abraham, that is, human nature, that in the nature which sinned he might make the expiation required.