John Flavel: It is easier to declaim like an orator against a thousand sins in others than…
It is easier to declaim like an orator against a thousand sins in others than to mortify one sin in ourselves; to be more industrious in our pulpits than in our closets; to preach twenty sermons to our people than one to our own hearts.
In today’s wordsIt's easier to preach against a thousand sins in others than to put to death one sin in ourselves, to work harder in our pulpits than in our private prayer, to preach twenty sermons to others than one to our own hearts.
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