The Works of the Late Rev. Robert Murray McCheyne, Vol. 2

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“‘O wretched man that I am.’ But to depart and be with Christ, is to be free from this. We shall drop this body of sin altogether. No more any flesh, all spirit, all new man; no more any weight or drag; we shall rest from our labors.” (Page 150)

“When all nature is at rest, not a leaf moving, then at evening the dew comes down, no eye to see the pearly drops descending, no ear to hear them falling on the verdant grass, so does the Spirit come to you who believe. When the heart is at rest in Jesus, unseen, unheard by the world, the Spirit comes, and softly fills the believing soul, quickening all, renewing all within.” (Page 152)

“Be humbled by the thought that it was solely because he chose you.” (Page 46)

“Christ is not done with a soul when he has brought it to the forgiveness of sins. It is only then that he begins his regular visits to the soul. In the daily reading of the Word, Christ pays daily visits to sanctify the believing soul. In daily prayer, Christ reveals himself to his own in that other way than he doth to the world. In the house of God Christ comes in to his own, and says: ‘Peace be unto you!’ And in the sacrament he makes himself known to them in the breaking of bread, and they cry out: ‘It is the Lord!’ These are all trysting times, when the Saviour comes to visit his own.” (Page 341)

“What answer can you make, sons and daughters of pleasure, to whom the dance, and song, and the glass, and witty repartee, are the sum of happiness? Ye are none of Christ’s. What answer can you make, lovers of money, sordid money-makers, who had rather have a few more sovereigns than the grace of God in your heart?” (Pages 80–81)