William Perkins > Quotes

“Judicials of common [or general] equity are such as are made according to the law or instinct of nature common to all men: and these in respect of their substance, bind the consciences not only of the Jews but also of the Gentiles”
― William Perkins

“Christian, show yourself to be a member of Christ and a servant of God, not only in the general calling of a Christian, but also in the particular calling in which you are placed. It is not enough for a magistrate to be a Christian man, but he must also be a Christian magistrate. It is not enough for a master of a family to be a Christian man or a Christian in the church, but he must also be a Christian in his family and in the trade which he follows daily. Not everyone who is a common hearer of the Word and a frequenter of the Lord’s Table is therefore a good Christian, unless his conversation in his private house and in his private affairs and dealings be suitable. There is a man to be seen what he is.”
― William Perkins, A graine of musterd-seede: or, The least measure of grace, that is or can be effectuall to saluation

“No creemos algo, porque la iglesia dice que hay que creer, sino que lo creemos porque lo que la iglesia dice ha ante todo sido dicho por la Escritura.”
― William Perkins, El Arte de Profetizar

“Certainly every cause is an antecedent, but not all antecedents are causes...Surely all effects are consequent, but not all consequents are effects.”
― William Perkins

“Thirdly, there is the antiquity of the Word. It contains a record of human history since the beginning of the world. By contrast the oldest secular histories were not written before the time of Ezra and Nehemiah, who lived in the fifth century before Christ.”
― William Perkins, The Art of Prophesying with The Calling of the Ministry: A Needed Tool for All Pastors

“It was necessary that Christ should be God. There must be a proportion between the sin of man and the punishment of sin. Now the sin of man in respect to the offence of the majesty of God is infinite, in that he is infinitely displeased with man for the breach of his law: therefore the punishment of sin must be infinite: and hence it follows, that he which suffers the punishment being man, must be God, that the manhood by the power of the Godhead may be supported, that in suffering it may vanquish death, and make a sufficient satisfaction.”
― William Perkins, An exposition of the symbole or creede of the apostles according to the tenour of the scriptures, and the consent of orthodox fathers of the church / reuiewed and corrected by William Perkins.

“We must, in ourselves, be like the wounded man that lay in the road, that Christ Jesus the true Samaritan may come by us to dress our wounds, and to power his own precious blood into our souls.”
― William Perkins, Glorifying God in Our Jobs