Christ has taken our nature into Heaven to represent us; and has left us on earth, with His nature, to represent Him.
John NewtonTime, by moments, steals away, First the hour, and then the day; Small the daily loss appears, Yet it soon amounts to years
John NewtonMany are convinced, who are not truly enlightened; are afraid of the consequences of sin, though they never saw its evil; have a seeming desire of salvation, which is not founded upon a truly spiritual discovery of their own wretchedness, and the excellency of Jesus.
John Newton