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• The great and important duty which is incumbent on Christians, is to guard against all appearance of evil; to watch against the first risings in the heart to evil; and to have a guard upon our actions, that they may not be sinful, or so much as seem to be so.

  George Whitefield

  Christian, Heart, Evil

  George Whitefield, Samuel Dres, Joseph Smith (1841). “Sermons on important subjects”, p.234

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• Lord Jesus, I am weary in Thy work, but not of it. If I have not yet finished my course, let me go and speak for Thee once more in the field, seal Thy truth, and come home to die.

  George Whitefield

  Jesus, Home, Fields

  John Gillies, George Whitefield (1853). “Memoirs of the Rev. George Whitefield: To which is Appended an Extensive Collection of His Sermons and Other Writings”, p.243

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• Ministers never write or preach so well as when under the cross.

  George Whitefield

  Writing, Crosses, Ministers

  George Whitefield (1771). “The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A...: Containing All His Sermons and Tracts which Have Been Already Published: with a Select Collection of Letters... Also, Some Other Pieces on Important Subjects, Never Before Printed; Prepared by Himself for the Press; to which is Prefixed, an Account of His Life, Compiled from His Original Papers and Letters”, p.306

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• I have just put my soul as a blank into the hand of Jesus, my Redeemer, and desired Him to write on it what He pleases; I know it will be His image.

  George Whitefield

  Jesus, Writing, Hands

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• But he is unworthy the name of a minister of the gospel of peace, who is unwilling, not only to have his name cast out as evil, but also to die for the truths of the Lord Jesus.

  George Whitefield

  Jesus, Peace, Names

  George Whitefield (1828). “Sermons on important subjects ... With a memoir of the Author by S. Drew; and a dissertation on his character, preaching, etc., by Joseph [or rather Josiah] Smith”, p.281

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• The fall of man is written in too legible characters not to be understood: Those that deny it, by their denying, prove it.

  George Whitefield

  Fall, Character, Men

  George Whitefield (1828). “Sermons on important subjects ... With a memoir of the Author by S. Drew; and a dissertation on his character, preaching, etc., by Joseph [or rather Josiah] Smith”, p.33

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• Various are the pleas and arguments which men of corrupt minds frequently urge against yielding obedience to the just and holy commands of God.

  George Whitefield

  Men, Mind, Obedience

  George Whitefield, Samuel Dres, Joseph Smith (1841). “Sermons on important subjects”, p.46

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• If an earthly king was to issue out a royal proclamation, on performing or not performing the conditions therein contained, the life or death of his subjects entirely depended, how solicitous would they be to hear what those conditions were? And shall not we pay the same respect to the King of kings and Lord of lords and lend an attentive ear to his ministers, when they are declaring, in his name, how our pardon, peace, and happiness may be secured?

  George Whitefield

  Kings, Names, Issues

  George Whitefield (1812). “Seventy-five Sermons on Various Important Subjects: In this Complete Collection is Included the Eighteen Sermons Taken in Short Hand by Mr. Gurney. And to which is Now Added, a Sermon of the Character, Preaching, &c. of the Rev. Mr. Whitefield”, p.412

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• O turn to Him [Jesus Christ], turn in a sense of your own unworthiness, and be not faithless, but believing.

  George Whitefield

  Jesus, Believe, Christ

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• It is very remarkable, that in the book of life, we find some almost of all kinds of occupations, who notwithstanding served God in their respective generations, and shone as so many lights in the world.

  George Whitefield

  Book, Light, Generations

  George Whitefield, Samuel Dres, Joseph Smith (1841). “Sermons on important subjects”, p.245

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• Oh for a thousand lives to be spent in the service of Christ.

  George Whitefield

  Missionary, Christ, Thousand

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• There is not a thing on the face of the earth that I abhor so much as idleness or idle people.

  George Whitefield

  People, Earth, Faces

  John Gillies, George Whitefield (1839). “Memoirs of Rev. George Whitefield”, p.579

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• Oh let us continually keep faith in exercise, till it be entirely swallowed up in the boundless ocean of beatific vision.

  George Whitefield

  Faith, Christian, Ocean

  George Whitefield (1771). “The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A...: Containing All His Sermons and Tracts which Have Been Already Published: with a Select Collection of Letters... Also, Some Other Pieces on Important Subjects, Never Before Printed; Prepared by Himself for the Press; to which is Prefixed, an Account of His Life, Compiled from His Orignial Papers and Letters”, p.118

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• The Judge is before the door: he that cometh will come, and will not tarry: his reward is with him.

  George Whitefield

  Doors, Judging, Rewards

  George Whitefield (1772). “The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A...: Containing All His Sermons and Tracts which Have Been Already Published: with a Select Collection of Letters... Also, Some Other Pieces on Important Subjects, Never Before Printed; Prepared by Himself for the Press; to which is Prefixed, an Account of His Life, Compiled from His Original Papers and Letters”, p.37

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• I found by daily experience, the more I did, the more I might do for God.

  George Whitefield

  Might, Found, Daily Experience

  George Whitefield (2000). “George Whitefields's Journals”, p.46, Sovereign Grace Publishers,

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• O that unbelievers would learn of faithful Abraham, and believe whatever is revealed from God, though they cannot fully comprehend it! Abraham knew God commanded him to offer up his son, and therefore believed, notwithstanding carnal reasoning might suggest may objections.

  George Whitefield

  Believe, Son, Faithful

  George Whitefield (2013). “Sermons of George Whitefield”, p.18, Hendrickson Publishers

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• I am tired in the Lord's work, but not tired of it.

  George Whitefield

  Tired, Lord

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• All I can say is I look for perpetual conflicts and struggles in this life, and I hope for no other peace, only a cross, while on this side of eternity.

  George Whitefield

  Struggle, Looks, Sides

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• Indeed, I have been listed under Jesus' banner only for a few years, but I have enjoyed more solid pleasure in one moment's communion with my God than I should or could have enjoyed in the ways of sin, though I had continued to have gone on in them for thousands of years.

  George Whitefield

  Jesus, Years, Way

  George Whitefield (2013). “Sermons of George Whitefield”, p.10, Hendrickson Publishers

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• I believe I never was more acceptable to my Master than when I was standing to teach those hearers in the open fields. I now preach to ten times more people than I would if I had been confined to the churches.

  George Whitefield

  Believe, People, Religion

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• Thus was the King and the Lord of glory judged by man's judgment, when manifest in flesh: far be it from any of his ministers to expect better treatment.

  George Whitefield

  Kings, Men, Flesh

  George Whitefield (1828). “Sermons on important subjects ... With a memoir of the Author by S. Drew; and a dissertation on his character, preaching, etc., by Joseph [or rather Josiah] Smith”, p.281

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• For in Jesus Christ there is neither male nor female, bond nor free; even you may be the children of God, if you believe in Jesus.

  George Whitefield

  Jesus, Children, Believe

  George Whitefield, Samuel Dres, Joseph Smith (1841). “Sermons on important subjects”, p.197

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• Would ministers preach for eternity! They would then act the part of true Christian orators, and not only calmly and cooly inform the understanding, but, by persuasive, pathetic address, endeavour to move the affections and warm the heart.

  George Whitefield

  Christian, Moving, Heart

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• Our food and our rest, our trades and our labors, are to be attended to, and all the offices of humanity performed in obedience to the will of God, for the glory of Christ.

  George Whitefield

  Office, Humanity, Christ

  George Whitefield (2013). “Sermons of George Whitefield”, p.137, Hendrickson Publishers

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• Oh that I was lowly in heart! Honor and dishonor, good report and evil report would then be alike, and prove a furtherance to me in my Christian cause.

  George Whitefield

  Christian, Heart, Blessing

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