Quotes from Matthew Henry

Note, Those that depart from God cannot find rest any where else. After Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, he never rested. Those that shut themselves out of heaven abandon themselves to a perpetual trembling. "Return therefore to thy rest, O my soul, to thy rest in God; else thou art for ever restless.

The graces and comforts of the Spirit are communicated to the soul by the enlightening of the understanding.

It is Christ living in the soul by faith that makes the body a living sacrifice

Those who have their eyes opened, and have some understanding in the things of God, have need to be more and more enlightened, and to have their knowledge more clear, and distinct, and experimental.

An apostle is a prime-minister in the kingdom of Christ, immediately called by Christ, and extraordinarily qualified; his work was peculiarly to plant the Christian church, and confirm the Christian doctrine.

Let us endeavour then, by reading, contemplation, and prayer, to know as much of heaven as we can, that we may be desiring and longing to be there.

Christ has a table in his kingdom, at which all his saints shall for every eat and drink with him, Luke 22:30.

The most quieting considerations under affliction are those that are fetched from the word of God.

Those whom God employs to speak for him ought to depend upon him for instructions, and it shall be given them what they shall speak

Observe, he calls it his sheep, though a stray, a wandering sheep. He has a right to it (all souls are mine), and he will claim his own, and recover his right; therefore he looks after it himself: I have found it; he did not send a servant, but his own Son, the great and good Shepherd, who will find what he seeks, and will be found of those that seek him not.

He that speaks evil of his brother is said to speak evil of the law, and consequently of the Law-maker

In all God's providences it is good to observe the fulfilling of scripture, and to compare God's word and his works together, which if we do we shall find an admirable harmony and agreement between them, and that they mutually explain and illustrate each other.

If God be not sanctified and glorified by us, he will be sanctified and glorified upon us.

When God corrects us or ours for sin, it is our duty to be silent under the correction

The more we fix our hopes on the recompence of reward in the other world, the more free and liberal shall we be of our earthly treasure upon all occasions of doing good.

Those that look with contempt upon worldly honours shall be recompensed with the honour that cometh from God, which is the true honour.

As men deal with God's people, let them expect to be themselves dealt with; with the froward he will wrestle.

Envy is grieving at the good of another, than which no sin is more offensive to God, nor more injurious to our neighbour and ourselves.

The wisdom of God is to be observed in the gradual advances of the church's interests.

No good can be expected from a righteous and holy God to sinful creatures, but by his mediation.

The blessing of Christ will make a little go a great way.

The providence of God is to be acknowledged in the comfortable meeting of relations and friends.

Pure hands must be lifted up without wrath, and all our gospel feasts kept with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Where God sets up the tabernacle of his ordinances he will himself dwell.