Tag: Stephen Charnock

• What Greater Atheism Can There Be?

  Thus man by nature being a willing servant of sin, is more desirous to be bound in the devil’s iron chain, than in God’s silken cords. What greater atheism can there be, than to use God as if he were inferior to the devil? to take the part of his greatest enemy, who drew all […]

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  February 1, 2010

  Theology

  atheism, sin, Stephen Charnock, Theology

• God Calls for Our Best, and We Give Him the Worst

  And as many reserve the dregs of their lives, their old age, to offer up their souls to God, so they reserve the dregs of the day, their sleeping time, for the offering up their service to him. How many grudge to spend their best time in the serving the will of God, and reserve […]

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  January 31, 2010

  Ministry

  Ministry, service, Stephen Charnock

• Against Our Wills

  What we call service to God is done naturally much against our wills; it is not a delightful food, but a bitter potion; we are rather haled, than run to it. There is a contradiction of sin within us against our service… Our hearts are unwieldy to any spiritual service of God; we are fain to […]

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  January 30, 2010

  Theology

  Puritans, service, sin, Stephen Charnock, Theology