A man may as well hew marble without tools, or paint withou… - Joseph Alleine

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A man may as well hew marble without tools, or paint without colors or instruments, or build without materials, as perform any acceptable service without the graces of the Spirit, which are both the materials and instruments in the work.

Joseph Alleine

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Joseph Alleine (baptised 8 April 1634 – 17 November 1668) was an English Puritan Nonconformist pastor and author of many religious works.

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"...whatever... you pretend... if any of you be a prayerless person, or a scoffer, or a lover of evil company (Proverbs 13:20), in a word, if you are not a holy, strict, and self-denying Christian, you cannot be saved." (Hebrews 12:14; Matthew 15:14).

Christ does not control his subjects by force, but is King of a willing people. They are, through His grace, freely devoted to His service.

If thy hope be any thing worth, it will purify thee from thy sins.

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