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“Healing came to the sin-bitten by looking at the serpent, not by looking at their own wounds, nor yet by hearing about the cure of others; and, even so, healing will come to you, not by looking at sin, nor hearing about Christ, so much as by fixing your mind's eye upon the Cross, and meditating upon him who died thereon, till, as by considering his merits, you believe on him, and so are saved.”

I wish I could put this small book in the hands of every potential pastor.

“The angels find Mary Magdalene weeping, they leave her weeping, they give her a doctrinal comfort; “Woman, why weepest thou? He is not here, He is risen again.”

“A heart like this would make ministers pray earnestly to have stumbling prevented. It would make ministers very cautious about putting stumbling blocks in people's way, or laughing at the stumbling blocks raised by others…Far less would they spread rumors, entertain contentions, or exaggerate other people's mistakes in such a way that they increase the flood of offenses rather than drying it up.”

Durham gives me pause to repent on how poorly o have loved some by being a stumbling block. At the same time, he gives directions for how I may love others well by edifying them. Perfect book before GA season.

“When souls are just upon the verge of salvation, they are usually assailed by the most violent temptations.”

“But thus thou mayst distinguish the right from the wrong, the Right only being strait and narrow.”

“Mr. Worldly-Wiseman does not like that men should be serious in reading the Bible.”