What will it profit a man if he gains his cause and silences his adversary if at the same time he loses that humble, tender frame of spirit in which the Lord delights, and to which the promise of his presence is made?
John NewtonA soul disengaged from the world is a heavenly one; and then are we ready for heaven when our heart is there before us.
John NewtonI endeavored to renounce society, that I might avoid temptation. But it was a poor religion; so far as it prevailed, only tended to make me gloomy, stupid, unsociable, and useless.
John NewtonAmazing grace! how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now am found, Was blind but now i see.
John Newton