63 Sermon Illustrations on Justification

“Where [is] boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.” (Romans 3:27-28 NKJV)

Faith Excludes Boasting

• Boasting — 1 Cor 1:30-31 — of Jews in their privileges; of Gentiles in their learning

• Excluded — shut out, abolished

• Nay [no] — Eph 2:8-9 — for if that law were kept, there is no merit in obedience

• Law — method, plan — “Gospel called a law in accommodation to the Jews.” — Schleusner

• Faith — which transfers all merit to another

• Conclude — infer, reckon

• Man — Jew or Gentile

• Justified — accepted as righteous before God

• Without [apart]…law — apart from works of the law

Justification — Rev. S. Martin

I. The means of justification here rejected.

II. The means acknowledged and exhibited — by faith — Faith:

1. In what?

2. In what sense?

3. To what extent?

Learn

(I) Guilt does not of itself prevent justification ;

(2) No circumstances of any kind in the case of those who hear the Gospel constitute an exception to the mode of justification;

(3) It is within reach of all who can believe

A captive of Jesus — In the year 1742, a veteran warrior of the Lenape nation and Monsey tribe, renowned among his friends for his bravery, and dreaded by his enemies, joined the Christian Indians at Bethlehem. He was now at an advanced age, was full of scars, and all over tattooed with the scenes of the actions in which he had been engaged. All who heard his history thought that it could never be surpassed. This man was brought under the influence of religion; and when he was afterwards: questioned respecting his warlike feats, he modestly replied, “that being now taken captive by Jesus Christ, it did not become him to relate the deeds done while in the service of the evil spirit; but that he was willing to give an account of the manner in which he had been conquered.”

Justification — Bishop Beveridge

If we suppose a man to act, not by his own natural strength, but by the grace of God, and that, influenced thereby, he performs ever so many good works — what then? He does no more than it was his duty to do. How, then, can he deserve anything for them; and, least of all, that God should for these account him a righteous man, notwithstanding the many evil works he has been guilty of? Besides, if he has done good works by the grace of God, God is not indebted to him, but he is indebted to God for them. But, did any man ever pay his debts, by merely owing more? Suppose he has done innumerable good works, and suppose, too, what cannot be truly supposed, that they are all perfectly good; yet, so long as he has been guilty of any one sin, the man is still a sinner, and, therefore, cannot be accounted righteous, or justified by anything lie himself does, however great or good it may seem to be; “for whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all;” and if guilty, the law condemns him. How then can he who is guilty of any, much less “guilty of all,” be justified before God? Can a man be guilty and not guilty at the same time; condemned and justified; a sinner and yet no sinner, but righteous, and that too in the eyes of God Himself?

“The best faith is not worth heaven. The value of it grows ex pacto — that God hath made that covenant, that contract, Orede, et vives, only believe, and thou shalt live” — Dr. Donne

“The justification of a sinner under the Gospel consists in the following things pardoning his sins, acquitting him from the punishment which they deserved, and entitling him to the rewards or blessings due by the law to perfect obedience.” — Dwight.

“Self-justification is said to be the attempt of one overtaken by a storm to run for shelter into an old house without a roof.”

Chapter 5: Consequences Of Christ’s Redemption To Those Who Believe

“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” (Romans 5:1-2 NKJV)

[To comfort the Roman brethren under the evils which the profession of the Gospel brought upon them, the Apostle, in the beginning of this chapter, enumerates the privileges which belong to believers in general (Macknight)]

Peace And Hope

• peace — Isa 32:17, 2 Cor 5:18, EPh 2:14, COl 1:20 — reconciliation, friendship

• with God — hence in nature and fruit a most desirable peace

• whom — Jesus Christ — Rom 8:1, John 10:9, 14:6, EPh 2:18, 3:12, Heb 10:18

• access — Gk., introduction

• grace — Eph 1:6 — state of favour and friendship

• stand — established in the favour of God

• rejoice — Gk., glory

• glory…God — Rom 8:30, Ps 16:9-11, Heb 6:18-19, Rom 8:17-18, 12:12, 15:13, 1 Pet 1:3-8, 2 Cor 3:18 — that future state of manifested perfection which God has promised (Vaughan)

Justification by faith — J. C. Jones

I. Justification

1. It includes –

(1) Freedom from guilt,

(2) Divine acceptance;

2. It is always grounded on obedience to the law;

3. It rests either on the ground of personal obedience, or of another in our place –

(1) Personal obedience justifies unfallen angels,

(2) The obedience and suffering of Christ, accepted in our place, justifies the sinner.

II. The instrument of justification — faith.

III. The result — peace with God:

1. The state before justification is either one of indifference or unhappiness;

2. Reconciliation with God –

(1) Satisfies conscience,

(2) Removes the dread of vengeance,

(3) Awakens loving gratitude;

3. Lasting peace is to be found in no other way.

Relative [sic; relevant?] truths — M. Braithwaite

I. That we are justified before God by faith in Christ.

II. That peace with God results from justification by faith.

III. That through Christ we are admitted to an abiding state of favour.

IV. That this gracious condition begets joyous anticipations of future glory.

Justification by faith — W. Stevens

I. What is meant by justification.

II. The causes:

1. Christ is the meritorious cause. By –

(1) What He has done and suffered,

(2) His resurrection;

2. Faith is the instrumental cause.

III. The blessings following:

1. The outward peace spoken of in Scripture;

2. The true inward peace of the children of God;

3. Access unto Him as a reconciled Father.

Learn: God’s grace — is sufficient to –

(1) Subdue our inward corruptions,

(2) Enable us to rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

The groundwork of the Gospel — W. W. Wythe

I. The nature of justification pardon.

II. The instrument — “Faith”

III. The procuring cause — “Jesus Christ”

IV. The consequence — “Peace with God.”

A hospital sermon — A minister of the Gospel was once preaching in a public hospital. There was an aged woman present, who for several weeks had been aroused to attend to the concerns of her soul, and was now in a state of wretchedness, approaching to despair. When she heard the Word of God from the lips of his servant, she trembled like a criminal in the hands of the executioner. She was an object of pity to all who knew her. Formerly she had entertained hope of acceptance with God; but she had departed from her Comforter, and now she was the prey of a guilty conscience. A short time after this, the same minister was preaching in the same place; but, during the first prayer, his text and the whole arrangement of his discourse went completely from him, he could not recollect a single sentence of either; but Romans 5:1 took possession of his whole soul “Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” He considered this a sufficient intimation of his duty, and descanted freely on justification by faith, and a sinner’s peace with God through the atonement of Christ. It was the hour of mercy to this poor distracted woman. A ray of Divine consolation now penetrated her soul; and she said to the minister, when taking his leave, “I am a poor vile sinner, but I think, being justified by faith, I begin again to have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. I think Christ has now got the highest place in my heart; and, oh! I pray God; He would always keep Him there.”

“We have peace with God as soon as we believe but not always with ourselves. The pardon may be passed the prince’s hand and seal, and yet not be put into the prisoner’s hand.” — Gurnall

“No sense is to be given of any text but what is agreeable to the analogy of faith, has a tendency to advance the Divine perfections, stain the pride of all flesh in the sight of God, and promote practical godliness in all its branches.” — Dr. Ridgley

“In temptation. tribulation, and adversities, we should have perished, except faith went with us to deliver us.” — Tyndale

“I were no Christian, if my faith were not as sure as my sense.” — Bishop Hall

”Therefore, as through one man’s offense [judgment] came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act [the free gift came] to all men, resulting in justification of life. For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.” (Romans 5:18-19 NKJV)

Our Relation To Adam And To Christ

• offence…one — Adam’s disobedience

• judgment — sentence

• came — in its effects

• all men — the race which Adam represented

• condemnation — “Humanity sinned in Adam, and fell with him”

• by…one — 1 Tim 4:10, Gal 2:20, 1 Jn 5:12 — i.e., of Christ, the second Adam

• justification…life — condemnation brings death; Justification, life

• disobedience — violation of law

• sinners — judicially regarded as such

• obedience — Phil 2:8 — perfect, and complete

• made righteous — Jer 23:5-6, Acts 13:39 — constituted just in the sight of God

The nature and number of benefits derived through the mediation of Christ — Rev. C. Morris

I. The existence of the human race rests on Christ’s mediation. Remember that –

1. Existence is a blessing,

2. Nothing can render it a curse but sin;

3. Christ is now able and willing to take away sin from us.

II. The mediatory agency of Christ procures immortality for man.

III. It has furnished us with a system of means to prepare us for a happy immortality. This is a system of –

1. Grace;

2. Righteousness.

Inferences –

1. Christianity is infinitely superior to natural religion;

2. Christ is certainly the most extraordinary and interesting Being in the universe;

3. Let us rejoice in Christianity while parting with friends in death.

Christ lives; they live; we shall also live.

The first and second Adams — Dr T. Bradley

I. The first Adam:

1. His crime;

2. The persons found guilty;

3. The injury which men sustain.

II. The second Adam:

1. Who was this “One”;

2. The means by which he hath wrought our deliverance;

3. The persons thus benefitted;

4. What this benefit is. The righteousness of –

(1) Justification;

(2) Sanctification;

(3) Glory — both perfect and inherent.

The effect of sin — The divinity course of the Rev. Robert Pollok “was pursued,” says his biographer, “under the able professorship of the late Dr. Dick, for the ordinary time of five sessions. The first discourse he delivered in the hall, from Rom. 5:19, excited an extraordinary sensation among the students. It was a composition sufficiently florid, though partaking largely of Pollok’s genius. But the students behaved indecorously, and occasionally laughed at the top of their voices. Pollok, however, proceeded calmly, and with dignified self-possession; and while describing negatively ‘the effects of Adam’s disobedience,’ he raised himself to his full height, clenched his fist, fetched a heavy blow upon the pulpit, and, looking with righteous indignation upon his irreverent audience, exclaimed, ‘Had sin not entered into our world, no idiot smile would have gathered on the face of folly, to put out of countenance the man of worth.’ The effect was petrifying in the extreme.”

The aim of Teachers — “What shall we principally aim to teach our children?” said some Sabbath-school teachers to a venerable minister. “That they are sinners.” answered he. “And what in the next place?” “The same: tell it over and over again; make it the first part of your instructions, and the last; because it is all important.”

“original sin … is the fault and corruption of every man that naturally is engendered of the offspring of Adam; whereby man is very far gone from original righteousness, and is, of his own nature, inclined to evil” See Article ix [of Westminster Confession?]

“Fix this simple idea in your mind, that justification is the opposite of condemnation; for things are sometimes easily and impressively learnt by their contraries.” — J. A. James

“We become worse for God’s mercy, and think it will be always holiday, and are like the crystal of Arabia, hardened not by cold, but made crusty and stubborn by the warmth of the Divine fire, by its refreshments and mercies.” — Bp Taylor

“So far as any are under the power of sin, they are under the power of madness.” — Dr. Owen

“Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? [It is] God who justifies. Who [is] he who condemns? [It is] Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.” (Romans 8:33-34 NKJV)

The Death, Resurrection, And Intercession Of Christ

• lay…charge — Isa 50:8-9, 54:17, Zec 3:1-4, Rev 12:10-11 — bring an accusation against

• elect? — Eph 1:3-4, 2 Th 2:13, 1 Pet 1:2 — chosen in Christ

• God…justifieth –Rom 3:24, Isa 43:25 — therefore the declaring of them to be righteous cannot be frustrated

• condemneth? — pronounceth to be guilty?

• Christ…died — Rom 14:10, Gal 3:13, 2 Cor 5:21 — in our stead, and procured our pardon. The penalty for our sin has been already inflicted.

• that…again [and…risen] — Rom 4:25, 1:4, 1 CXor 15:17, Rom 4:10, John 14:19 — the proof that His dying for us is accepted.

• who…us — Heb 10:12-14, 19-22, Acts 7:56, 1 Pet 3:21-22, Heb 8:1, 1:3, Isa 53:12, 1 Jn 2:1, Luke 22:32 — and though He has finished the work that was given Him to do, He is still engaged in securing our salvation

Christ’s intercession — Dr Belfrage

I. Its nature. It consists in –

1. His appearing before God for us, and presenting the memorials of His sufferings in our behalf;

2. His declaring that the blessings He has purchased should be given to the objects of His mercy;

3. His answering all Satan’s accusations against His people.

II. Its excellences:

1. Most earnest;

2. Affectionate;

3. Constant;

4. Universal.

III. The blessings we derive from it

God’s elect — J. B. Brown M.A.

I. The elect nation –

1. We have in the call of Israel all the conditions of an election, such as the N. T. sets forth. They were the elect nation.

2. The light thrown on their election by their history.

Il. The elect soul –

1. Its condition;

2. Its calling unto life.

The mediation of Christ, the ground of the believer’s triumph — Dr Sprague

I. A brief view of the mediation of Christ:

1. The character of Jesus;

2. His death;

3. His resurrection;

4. His exaltation;

5. His intercession for His people.

II. His influence in securing the believer’s acquittal and triumph — “Who is he that condemneth?” The believer has nothing to fear from –

1. External afflictions;

2. Indwelling corruptions, and the suggestions of Satan;

3. Death;

4. All the powers of darkness. In consequence of Christ’s mediation, he triumphs over all these.

Learn:-

1. What constitutes the distinctive character, and the essential glory of the Gospel;

2. The dignity of the Christian character;

3. Humility;

4. The guilt of unbelief

The appearance of all before the judgment-seat of Christ — Rev. J. Bloomfield

I. The appellation by which the people of God are distinguished,-God’s elect. Elect, because –

1. God has translated them from a state of sin and death, to one of holiness and life;

2. They are conformed to the likeness of their Almighty Maker;

3. They are objects of Divine compassion and protection;

4. They are made the children of God by faith in Christ.

II. The condition in which the elect are said to be — justified

The resurrection of Jesus Christ — Dr Specer

I. The number of witnesses who gave testimony to it.

II. Their credibility:

1. Their capacity as men of discernment;

2. Their opportunity for knowing;

3. Their agreement one with another;

4. The time of their bearing their witness;

5. The place in which they gave it;

6. The motives which induced them to testify

The right hand of God — C. H. Spurgeon

The place of –

I. Majesty and favour. The raising and elevation of Christ is the elevation, the acceptance, the enshrinement, the glorifying of all His people, for He is their head and representative.

II. Power. Christ, at the right hand God, hath all power in heaven and in earth. Rest thou secure. If Jesus is thine all-prevailing King, and hath trodden thine enemies beneath His feet; if sin, death, and hell, are all vanquished by Him; by no possibility canst thou be destroyed.

Method of Christ’s intercession — It was when the high priest entered with the blood and incense within the veil before the mercy-seat that he made intercession for the people. The very presenting of the blood and incense was an act of intercession, whether words were used or not. It was done in behalf of Israel for the purpose of averting the displeasure and conciliating the favour of Jehovah. With reference to this Jesus is represented as fulfilling in heaven this part of the priestly functions. In what, precise manner His intercession is carried on, it may not be easy for us with certainty to determine. It is evident, from the type just alluded to, that there may be intercession in action as well as in words. If a general who had fought the battles of his country, and had received many a wound, were presenting a petition to his sovereign on behalf of any of his offending subjects, what could be a more effective intercession than the silent baring of his bosom, and pointing to his scars? — Dr Wardlaw

“Go forth now, my soul, and bid defiance to all thy enemies. For the shield of thy faith shall receive all their dents without any danger to thee, retorting them back even into the adversaries’ faces. Appear now with confidence before the judgment seat of God, “bringing with thee to the bar of mercy thy advocate Christ Jesus.” — Sir J. Harrington

“Though the mariner sees not the pole-star, yet the needle of the compass, which points to it, tells him which way he sails; thus the heart which is touched with the loadstone of Divine love, trembling with godly fear, and yet still looking towards God by fixed believing, points at the love of election, tells the soul that its course is heavenward, towards :the haven of eternal rest.” — Leighton

“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,” (Romans 3:23-24 NKJV)

Justification is of Grace

• Short…God — Gal 3:22, Rom 5:2 — glory in the future enjoyed with God; or “the praise or approbation of God.” (Macknight, Alford, Grotius, Tholuck, Meyer, De Wette)

• Freely — without merit on part of man.

• Grace — Rom 4:16, Eph 2:8, Tit 3:5,7 — unmerited favor, and good will

• Redemption — Matt 20:28, Eph 1:7, Heb 9:12, 1 Pet 1:18-19, 1 Cor 7:23 — deliverance of a captive by payment of a ransom

Sin the cause of man’s loss of glory — Anon.

I. All men have sinned.

II. None can attain to the glory of God on the ground of the first covenant.

Persons understand by this glory

1. A visible glory

2. God’s glorious image.

3. The fruition of His presence in heaven. Learn

(1) How useless it is to deny our guilt

(2) How mad it is to make light of our condition.

(3) How foolish it will be to continue looking to the law for help, or to deny our application to Christ

Mystery of redemption fit for faith — Dr Spencer

I. Justification by free grace.

II. The mode by which this free justification comes,-through redemption in Christ Jesus.

III. The authority on which Christ acted in His great work of redemption.

1. All creation obeyed Him.

2. He was the fulfilment of all the prophecies and promises of the O.T.

3. His whole revelation, character, promises, and work, were perfectly adapted to man-to, all his character, condition, and prospects, to his hopes and fears, his heart and conscience, his tomb and eternity.

IV. Atonement. Christ came to be a propitiation.

V. The manner whereby sinners become interested in the propitiatory redemption — through faith in the blood of Christ

The principle of propitiatory sacrifice recognized in the religious ceremonies of heathen nations — Rev. C. Stovel

I. There have been among heathen nations many gods, and to these have been presented in all ages many diversified sacrifices. The leading ideas of propitiatory sacrifice are:

1. That it makes an offended god propitious again.

2. That it pleases the god, not by punishing the offender, but by sacrificing a substitute.

3. It implies the attainment of actual friendship and intercourse with the god.

II. It is necessary to inquire whether there be any agreement between the heathen and the Sacred oracles — respecting the use of propitiation. Here we observe an universality which extends itself as it embraces

1. All the worshipers can enjoy in their gods

2. All the departments of human affairs.

III. This agreement extends to the origin of these sacrifices.

IV. The difficulty with which this doctrine is preserved.

V. The consequences of losing or rejecting the propitiation appear to be the same everywhere

Pharisaism — When the late Rev. George Burder, of London, was preaching at Warwick, he was called to attend the execution of three men, one a coiner, and the other two housebreakers. “One circumstance,” says Mr. B., “affected me very deeply. All the men were on ladders, then the mode of execution, with the ropes about their necks, about to be turned off, when the coiner, endeavoring to fortify his mind in this awful situation, uttered words to this purpose, which I distinctly heard, being at a short distance: ‘I never killed any body, I never hurt any body, I hope the Lord will have mercy upon me.’ This poor creature seemed to die nearly in the spirit of the Pharisee, ‘I thank God I am not as other men are, or as this publican,’ for I thought he alluded to the two thieves suffering with him. I was so deeply affected that I could scarcely refrain from crying out to the man, ‘Do not trust in your own righteousness; look to Christ.’ This has often occurred to me as one of the most glaring instances of a self-righteous spirit that I ever knew”

“Bring in Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and deck them with all those virtues which made them glorious; but yet they sinned. Bring in the noble army of martyrs, who shed their blood for Christ; but yet they sinned.” — Farindon.

“As in the law of Moses there were three kinds of sacrifice — Immolations, Libations, and Victims — Immolations, which were made of the fruits of the earth; Libations, of liquors, as oil and wine; Victims, of living creatures; so, likewise, God requires that we give Him our actions for fruits, our affections for Iiquors, and ourselves for victims.” — N. Caussin.

“Wise men have a greater skirmish with their own vices than with foreign swords.”

Chapter 5: Consequences Of Christ’s Redemption To Those Who Believe

“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” (Romans 5:1-2 NKJV)

[To comfort the Roman brethren under the evils which the profession of the Gospel brought upon them, the Apostle, in the beginning of this chapter, enumerates the privileges which belong to believers in general (Macknight)]

Peace And Hope

• peace — Isa 32:17, 2 Cor 5:18, EPh 2:14, COl 1:20 — reconciliation, friendship

• with God — hence in nature and fruit a most desirable peace

• whom — Jesus Christ — Rom 8:1, John 10:9, 14:6, EPh 2:18, 3:12, Heb 10:18

• access — Gk., introduction

• grace — Eph 1:6 — state of favour and friendship

• stand — established in the favour of God

• rejoice — Gk., glory

• glory…God — Rom 8:30, Ps 16:9-11, Heb 6:18-19, Rom 8:17-18, 12:12, 15:13, 1 Pet 1:3-8, 2 Cor 3:18 — that future state of manifested perfection which God has promised (Vaughan)

Justification by faith — J. C. Jones

I. Justification

1. It includes –

(1) Freedom from guilt,

(2) Divine acceptance;

2. It is always grounded on obedience to the law;

3. It rests either on the ground of personal obedience, or of another in our place –

(1) Personal obedience justifies unfallen angels,

(2) The obedience and suffering of Christ, accepted in our place, justifies the sinner.

II. The instrument of justification — faith.

III. The result — peace with God:

1. The state before justification is either one of indifference or unhappiness;

2. Reconciliation with God –

(1) Satisfies conscience,

(2) Removes the dread of vengeance,

(3) Awakens loving gratitude;

3. Lasting peace is to be found in no other way.

Relative [sic; relevant?] truths — M. Braithwaite

I. That we are justified before God by faith in Christ.

II. That peace with God results from justification by faith.

III. That through Christ we are admitted to an abiding state of favour.

IV. That this gracious condition begets joyous anticipations of future glory.

Justification by faith — W. Stevens

I. What is meant by justification.

II. The causes:

1. Christ is the meritorious cause. By –

(1) What He has done and suffered,

(2) His resurrection;

2. Faith is the instrumental cause.

III. The blessings following:

1. The outward peace spoken of in Scripture;

2. The true inward peace of the children of God;

3. Access unto Him as a reconciled Father.

Learn: God’s grace — is sufficient to –

(1) Subdue our inward corruptions,

(2) Enable us to rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

The groundwork of the Gospel — W. W. Wythe

I. The nature of justification pardon.

II. The instrument — “Faith”

III. The procuring cause — “Jesus Christ”

IV. The consequence — “Peace with God.”

A hospital sermon — A minister of the Gospel was once preaching in a public hospital. There was an aged woman present, who for several weeks had been aroused to attend to the concerns of her soul, and was now in a state of wretchedness, approaching to despair. When she heard the Word of God from the lips of his servant, she trembled like a criminal in the hands of the executioner. She was an object of pity to all who knew her. Formerly she had entertained hope of acceptance with God; but she had departed from her Comforter, and now she was the prey of a guilty conscience. A short time after this, the same minister was preaching in the same place; but, during the first prayer, his text and the whole arrangement of his discourse went completely from him, he could not recollect a single sentence of either; but Romans 5:1 took possession of his whole soul “Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” He considered this a sufficient intimation of his duty, and descanted freely on justification by faith, and a sinner’s peace with God through the atonement of Christ. It was the hour of mercy to this poor distracted woman. A ray of Divine consolation now penetrated her soul; and she said to the minister, when taking his leave, “I am a poor vile sinner, but I think, being justified by faith, I begin again to have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. I think Christ has now got the highest place in my heart; and, oh! I pray God; He would always keep Him there.”

“We have peace with God as soon as we believe but not always with ourselves. The pardon may be passed the prince’s hand and seal, and yet not be put into the prisoner’s hand.” — Gurnall

“No sense is to be given of any text but what is agreeable to the analogy of faith, has a tendency to advance the Divine perfections, stain the pride of all flesh in the sight of God, and promote practical godliness in all its branches.” — Dr. Ridgley

“In temptation. tribulation, and adversities, we should have perished, except faith went with us to deliver us.” — Tyndale

“I were no Christian, if my faith were not as sure as my sense.” — Bishop Hall