The nature of God is the foundation of worship, the will of God is the rule of worship.
— Stephen Charnock
Holiness of God
If every attribute of the Deity were a distinct member, purity would be the form, the soul, the spirit to animate them. Without holiness, his patience would be an indulgence to sin, his mercy a fondness, his wrath a madness, his power a tyranny, his wisdom an unworthy subtlety. Holiness gives decorum to them all.
— Stephen Charnock
God in Nature
In nature, we see God, as it were, like the sun in a picture; in the law, as the sun in a cloud; in Christ we see Him in His beams; He being “the brightness of His glory, and the exact image of His person.”
— Stephen Charnock
Blessings of Trials
We often learn more under the rod that strikes us, than under the staff that comforts us.
— Stephen Charnock
Worshiping God
We may be truly said to worship God, though we lack perfection; but we cannot be said to worship Him if we lack sincerity.
— Stephen Charnock
