William Swan Plumer > Quotes

“Some pious souls are troubled because they cannot at all times, or often, use, in its joyous import, the language of this Psalm. Such should remember that David, though he lived long, never wrote but one twenty-third Psalm. Some of his odes do indeed express as lively a faith as this, and faith can walk in darkness. But where else do we find a whole Psalm expressive of personal confidence, joy, and triumph, from beginning to end? God's people have their seasons of darkness and their times of rejoicing.”
― William S. Plumer

“Love of God’s house is of the essence of true piety. It always has been. There is no piety without a devotional spirit; and that spirit is always gratified in the assemblies of the saints. Even the memories of hours spent in the delights of public worship is cheering to one deprived of such ordinances.”
― William Swan Plumer, Psalms

“Erramos tristemente cuando empezamos en el Espíritu y terminamos en la carne; cuando reconocemos a Cristo como el Autor, pero no como el consumador, de nuestra fe.”
― William Swan Plumer, La persona de Cristo (Portavoz de la Gracia nº 219)

“suits their case and because it brings glory to God in the highest. The true believer not only trusts in Christ but also makes his boast in Him. He not only makes mention of Him, He admits none into comparison with Him. To all the ends, parts, and purposes of salvation, Christ stands alone. There is none like Him, there is none with Him, there is none before Him, there is none after Him, there is none beside Him. He had no predecessor; He has and shall have no successor. He has no vicegerent;[11] He has no assistant; He wears an undivided crown and wields a perfect sovereignty over an undivided kingdom. If God’s people exalt Him above all others, so does His holy and eternal Father. If they crown Him Lord of all, God also hath highly exalted Him and given Him a name that is above every name.”
― William S. Plumer, The Person of Christ

“He who is not liberal with what he has, does but deceive himself when he thinks he would be liberal if he had more”
― William Swan Plumer

“El alma carnal imagina que las cosas terrenales son excelentes, unos piensan que las riquezas son lo más excelente, otros tienen en la más alta estima el honor y hay otros a quienes les parece que lo más excelente es el placer carnal. Pero el alma no puede encontrar contentamiento en ninguna de estas cosas porque muy pronto percibe en ellas la ausencia de excelencia.”
― William Swan Plumer, Contentamiento - Portavoz de la gracia Número 37

“Ministers whose preaching discourages a law-work in the soul, are not wise; those, who have been the most soundly troubled in conscience, commonly cleave most closely to the gospel method of mercy. The law is still a schoolmaster to bring men to Christ; the nearer we are to the law as a covenant, the farther are we from Christ, from deliverance.”
― William Swan Plumer, Christ All in All: The Right Temper for a Theologian

“Oh, que los hombres aprendieran que el Monte Sinaí se encuentra lejos de Jerusalén y que el Calvario está muy cerca de él.”
― William Swan Plumer, La persona de Cristo (Portavoz de la Gracia nº 219)

“the best men are very imperfect and have but low actual attainments, true piety in this life consists very much in desires after holiness. The knowledge of God, his favour, his image, his soul-cheering presence and the hopeful prospect of dwelling forever with him are objects of sufficient worth and excellence to draw out the heart of the best and greatest of men.”
― William Swan Plumer, Studies in the Book of Psalms

“A los que no han acudido a Cristo y aún están en pecado: ¿No vas a recibir al Salvador? Si Cristo no es tu Garante, tendrás que pagar tu propia deuda.”
― William Swan Plumer, La persona de Cristo (Portavoz de la Gracia nº 219)