Quotes by Matthew Henry

About Matthew Henry:

Matthew Henry was a Welsh or British Non-Conformist minister and author.
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Whatever we have of this world in our hands, our care must be to keep it out of our hearts, lest it come between us and Christ.

Matthew Henry

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

Matthew Henry

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

Matthew Henry

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

Matthew Henry

If you take a book into your hands, be it 'God's 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 God's king...

Matthew Henry

It is not fit the public trusts should be lodged in the hands of any, till they are first proved and found fit for the business they are to be entrusted with.

Matthew Henry

Men of polite learning and a liberal education.

Matthew Henry

So great was the extremity of his pain and anguish, that he did not only sigh but roar.

Matthew Henry

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

Matthew Henry

It is good news, worthy of all acceptation; and yet not too good to be true.

Matthew Henry

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

Matthew Henry

It is common for those that are farthest from God, to boast themselves most of their being near to the Church.

Matthew Henry

No attribute of God is more dreadful to sinners than His holiness.

Matthew Henry

Here is bread, which strengthens man's heart, and therefore is called the staff of Life.

Matthew Henry

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

Matthew Henry

After a storm comes a calm.

Matthew Henry

Author Bio

  • NameMatthew Henry
  • DescriptionBritish minister
  • BornOctober 18, 1662
  • DiedJune 22, 1714
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionTheologian