The nearer you take anything to the light, the darker its spots will appear; and the nearer you live to God, the more you will see your own utter vileness.


Bethany, Or, The Sickness, Death, Resurrection of Lazarus (ed. 1850)

Robert Murray M'Cheyne Quotes

The nearer you take anything to the light, the darker its spots will appear; and the nearer you live to God, the more you will see your own utter...

The nearer you take anything to the light, the darker its spots will appear; and the nearer you live to God, the more you will see your own utter...

The nearer you take anything to the light, the darker its spots will appear; and the nearer you live to God, the more you will see your own utter...

The nearer you take anything to the light, the darker its spots will appear; and the nearer you live to God, the more you will see your own utter...