J. C. Ryle quotes - page 4

A holy man will follow after purity of heart. He will dread all filthiness and uncleanness of spirit, and seek to avoid all things that might draw him into it. He knows his own heart is like tinder, and will diligently keep clear of the sparks of temptation. Who shall dare to talk of strength when David can fall? There is many a hint to be gleaned from the ceremonial law. Under it the man who only touched a bone, or a dead body, or a grave, or a diseased person, became at once unclean in the sight of God. And these things were emblems and figures. Few Christians are ever too watchful and too particular about this point. (J. C. Ryle)
It has often been observed that the mothers of great men, and especially of great divines, have been remarkable for strong mind and force of intellect. Mothers have been found, as a general rule, to influence children's character far more than fathers. View quote
J. C. Ryle

J. C. Ryle

J. C. Ryle - Image
Photo: Kowalker, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: English Clergyman
Born: May 10, 1816
Died: June 10, 1900
Quotes count: 77
Wikipedia: J. C. Ryle

Related authors

Charles Spurgeon - thumbnail
Charles Spurgeon  218 
British Clergyman
John Owen - thumbnail
John Owen  14 
English Theologian
John Newton  29 
American Clergyman
Thomas Aquinas - thumbnail
Thomas Aquinas  160 
Italian Theologian
Michael Horton  6 
American Theologian
Matthew Henry  66 
English Clergyman
Thomas Brooks  21 
British Politician
J. I. Packer  9 
British Clergyman
R. A. Torrey  2 
Writer
R. C. Sproul - thumbnail
R. C. Sproul  2 
American Clergyman