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David Brainerd
David Brainerd
American Clergyman
Born: Apr 20, 1718
Died: Oct 9, 1747
God Good Me Time World You
Related authors: Billy Graham Charles R. Swindoll Henry Ward Beecher Jim Elliot Joel Osteen John C. Maxwell Norman Vincent Peale Thomas S. Monson
We should always look upon ourselves as God's servants, placed in God's world, to do his work; and accordingly labour faithfully for him; not with a design to grow rich and great, but to glorify God, and do all the good we possibly can. David Brainerd
Work God Good Great World Rich Design Ourselves Possibly Look Him Glorify Faithfully Always His Accordingly Labour Placed Should Grow Servants
The all-seeing eye of God beheld our deplorable state; infinite pity touched the heart of the Father of mercies; and infinite wisdom laid the plan of our recovery. David Brainerd
Wisdom Moving On God Heart Father State Our Eye Touched Recovery Mercies Infinite Beheld Pity Deplorable Laid Plan
Further, Take heed that you faithfully perform the business you have to do in the world, from a regard to the commands of God; and not from an ambitious desire of being esteemed better than others. David Brainerd
God You Business World Better Others Further Take Perform Faithfully Commands Ambitious Than Being Regard Esteemed Heed Desire
The whole world appears to me like a huge vacuum, a vast empty space, whence nothing desirable, or at least satisfactory, can possibly be derived; and I long daily to die more and more to it; even though I obtain not that comfort from spiritual things which I earnestly desire. David Brainerd
Daily Spiritual Me World Space Long Empty Space Nothing Earnestly Though Possibly More More And More Spiritual Things Vast Like Obtain Comfort Empty Least Huge Die Whence Which Derived Whole Even Appears Satisfactory Things Desirable Desire Vacuum
We are a long time in learning that all our strength and salvation is in God. David Brainerd
God Faith Time Strength Learning Long Long Time Our Salvation
A few of the sublimest geniuses of Rome and Athens had some faint discoveries of the spiritual nature of the human soul, and formed some probable conjectures, that man was designed for a future state of existence. David Brainerd
Future Nature Spiritual Man Soul Few State Athens Some Had Faint Geniuses Discoveries Existence Probable Human Rome Formed Conjecture Human Soul Designed
Ardent love or desire introduced, as passionately longing to please and glorify the Divine Being, to be in every respect conformed to him, and in that way to enjoy him. David Brainerd
Love Respect Longing Enjoy Every Please Way Introduced Ardent Divine Him Glorify Passionately Being Desire
I have a secret thought from some things I have observed, that God may perhaps design you for some singular service in the world. David Brainerd
Service God You World Thought Design Secret Some Some Things Observed Perhaps Singular May Things
My disorder has been attended with several symptoms of a consumption; and I have been at times apprehensive that my great change was at hand: yet blessed be God, I have never been affrighted; but, on the contrary, at times much delighted with a view of its approach. David Brainerd
God Great Change Blessed Apprehensive Symptoms Approach Great Change On The Contrary Several Has-Been Delighted Never Consumption Attended Been Hand Times Contrary Much View Disorder

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