Christ comes with kingly power, to rescue sinners, as a prey from the mouth of the terrible one.
John FlavelThe heart of a Christian, like the moon, commonly suffers an eclipse when it is at the full, and that by the interposition of the earth.
John FlavelChrist bounds and terminates the vast desires of the soul; He is the very Sabbath of the soul.
John FlavelIt is the duty of the saints, especially in times of straights, to reflect upon the performances of Providence for them in all the states and through all the stages of their lives.
John FlavelWhen the world smiles upon us, and we have got a warm nest, how do we prophesy of rest and peace in those acquisitions, thinking with good Baruch, great things for ourselves, but Providence by a particular or general calamity overturns our plans (Jer. 45:4,5), and all this to turn our hearts from the creature to God.
John Flavel