Philip

“Christian contentment is that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit, freely submitting to, and taking delight in God’s wise, and fatherly disposal in every condition.”
― Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

“And the Lamb of God not only did this, but was chastised on our behalf, and suffered a penalty He did not owe, but which we owed because of the multitude of our sins; and so He became the cause of the forgiveness of our sins, because He received death for us, and transferred to Himself the scourging, the insults, and the dishonour, which were due to us, and drew down on Himself the apportioned curse, being made a curse for us.”
― Eusebius, The Proof of the Gospel: Two Volumes in One

“London rules again. We’re all in it together might’ve been the public mantra, but everyone knew that you never took a ride in a hot air balloon without knowing who you'd throw overboard first.”
― Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

“do not let your happiness depend upon the fancies of other men”
― Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment