Religion

Thet who have most religion will have least of misery, for religion will turn their bitterest draughts of grief into cups of joy. He who liveth near to Christ, come what may, must be blessed; but he who wandereth from him, give him all the mercies of this life, and he cannot be happy, because he hath not God.

It were well if we always remembered that practical godliness is the soul of godliness; that it is not talking religion, but walking religion, which proves a man to be sincere; it is not having a religious tongue, but a religious heart; it is not a religious mouth, but a religious foot. The best evidence is the salvation of the souL

True religion makes a difference not only in a man, but in a man’s condition; it affects not only his heart, but his state — not only his nature, but his very standing in society. The Lord thy God cares not only for Israel, but for Canaan, where Israel dwells. God has not only a regard to the elect, but to their habitation; and not only so, but to all their affairs and circumstances.

That man has no religion, however beautifully varnished, if he does not carry it out in daily life.

True religion can cheer the sick man’s couch, can make the poor man feel that he is rich, and bid him be joyful in the Lord.