Self is the great antichrist and anti-God in the world, that sets up itself above all else.
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 CharnockHad it been published by a voice from heaven, that twelve poor men, taken out of boats and creeks, without any help of learning, should conquer the world to the cross, it might have been thought an illusion against all reason of men; yet we know it was undertaken and accomplished by them.
Stephen Charnock