Men, like pictures, are fairest at a certain distance. But it is not so with Christ — the nearer the soul approaches Him, and the longer it lives in the enjoyment of Him — still the sweeter and more desirable He becomes!
— John Flavel
Children
What a mercy was it to us to have parents that prayed for us before they had us, as well as in our infancy when we could not pray for ourselves!
— John Flavel
The Bible
The Scriptures teach us the best way of living, the noblest way of suffering, and the most comfortable way of dying.
— John Flavel
False Doctrine
By entertaining of strange persons, men sometimes entertain angels unawares; but by entertaining of strange doctrines, many have entertained devils unaware.
— John Flavel
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