Let us never forget that, to be profited, that is, to be sp… - John Angell James

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Let us never forget that, to be profited, that is, to be spiritually improved in knowledge, faith, holiness, joy, and love, is the end of hearing sermons, and not merely to have our taste gratified by genius, eloquence, and oratory.

John Angell James

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John Angell James (6 June 1785 – 1 October 1859) was an English Nonconformist clergyman and writer.

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Alternative Names: John Angel James

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If a man is as passionate, malicious, resentful, sullen, moody, or morose, after his conversion as before it, what is he converted from or to?

The inquirer after holiness should associate with those whose intelligence will instruct him; whose example will guide him; whose conversation will inspire him; whose cautions will warn him.

Tell me how a professor spends his Sabbaths, and I will tell you in what state his soul is spiritually considered.

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