Quotes by Matthew Henry

“He whose head is in heaven need not fear to put his feet into the grave”

“The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity”

“Eve was not taken out of Adams head to top him, neither out of his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him.”

“It is good for us to keep some account of our prayers, that we may not unsay them in our practice.”

The fear of God reigning in the heart is the beauty of the soul.

Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.

Men cannot expect to do ill and fare well, but to find that done to them which they did to others.

The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity.

Eve was not taken out of Adams head to top him, neither out of his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him.

Events are not determined by the wheel of fortune, which is blind, but by the wheels of Providence, which are full of eyes

Prayer is a salve for every sore, even the sorest, a remedy for every malady, even the most grievous.

Wherever there is true grace, there is a desire for more grace.

Prophets often foretold destruction and sometimes the destruction did not come, yet this did not disprove their divine mission, as in the case of Jonah. For God is gracious, and ready to turn away his wrath from those who turn away from their sins. But the prophet who prophesied peace and prosperity absolutely and unconditionally without adding the necessary proviso, that they do not by willful sin put a bar in their own door and stop the coming of Gods favors, will be proved a true prophet only by the accomplishment of his prediction.

As if men did not die fast enough, they are ingenious at finding out ways to destroy one another.

No man will say, There is no God till he is so hardened in sin that it hasbecome his interest that there should be none to call him to account.

The justice and truth of God are here written in bloody characters, for the conviction or the confusion of all those that make a jest of his threatenings. Let them not be deceived, God is not mocked.

No sooner was the wound given than the remedy was provided and revealed.

The way to forget our miseries, is to remember the God of our mercies.

If we have, through grace, an interest in Him who is the Fountain, we may rejoice in him when the streams of temporal mercies are dried up.

If you take a book into your hands, be it Gods book, or any other useful good book, rely on God to make it profitable to you. Do not waste time reading unprofitable books. When you read, do so not out of vain curiosity but with love for Gods kingdom, compassion for human beings, and the intent to turn what you learn into prayers and praises.