God knows all that is done in the most secret caverns of the heart. No place is deprived of his presence.
Stephen CharnockWe may be truly said to worship God, though we lack perfection; but we cannot be said to worship Him if we lack sincerity.
Stephen CharnockThe little time that remains between this moment and our death, should quicken our diligence to inherit the endless and unchangeable eternity of God.
Stephen CharnockHow comfortable it is to have One, day and night, before the throne to control the charge of our enemy, and the despondencies of our souls.
Stephen CharnockIn natures, we see God, as it were, like the sun in a picture; in the law, as the sun in a cloud; in Christ we see Him in His beams; He being 'the brightness of His glory, and the exact image of His person.
Stephen CharnockGod doth not govern the world only by his will as an absolute monarch, but by his wisdom and goodness as a tender father. It is not his greatest pleasure to show his sovereign power, or his inconceivable wisdom, but his immense goodness, to which he makes the other attributes subservient.
Stephen Charnock