It has always happened hitherto that whenever I have begun to feel an attachment to places, persons, or things, of a merely temporary nature, I have been carried away from them. Amen! May I live as a stranger and pilgrim upon the earth. May we be brought to that better country where painful changes are known no more.
Henry MartynEven if I should never see a native converted, God may design by my patience and continuance in the Word to encourage future missionaries.
Henry MartynMy soul, alas, needs these uneasinesses in outward things, to be driven to take refuge in God.
Henry MartynI have rightfully no other business each day but to do God's work as a servant, constantly regarding His pleasure. May I have grace to live above every human motive, simply with God and to God.
Henry MartynHow or by what magic is it, that we convey our thoughts to one another with such case and accuracy?
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