British Clergy Quotes

John Newton

Richard Harris Barham

Charles Simeon

Andrew Bonar

Charles Dodgson (archdeacon)

Robinson Duckworth

The religion of a sinner stands on two pillars; namely, what Christ did for us in the flesh, and what he performs in us by his Spirit. Most errors arise from an attempt to separate these two.

All shall work together for good; everything is needful that He sends; nothing can be needful that He withholds.

Tis not her coldness, father, That chills my labouring breast; It's that confounded cucumber I've ate and can't digest.

Richard Harris Barham

I have never thought that the circumstance of God's having forgiven me was any reason why I should forgive myself.

Days and moments quickly flying, Blend the living with the dead; Soon will you and I be lying Each within our narrow bed.

The truth of what I have so often inculcated, that it is the "steady, painstaking, likely-to-do-good" man who in the long run wins the race against those who now and then give a brilliant flash and, as Shakespeare says, "straight are cold again".

Charles Dodgson (archdeacon)

The world is full of care, much like unto a bubble;
Woman and care, and care and women, and women and care and trouble.

Epigram

My soul, bear thou thy part,
Triumph in God above,
And with a well-tuned heart
Sing thou the songs of love.

John Hampden Gurney

Justification is the act of God as a Judge; adoption as a Father; by the former we are discharged from condemnation, and accepted as righteous; by the latter we are made the children of God and joint-heirs with Christ.

I rowed stroke and he rowed bow in the famous Long Vacation voyage to Godstow, when the three Miss Liddells were our passengers, and the story was actually composed and spoken over my shoulder.

Robinson Duckworth

The vessel is as gold even though we may not always like the chasing.