Within were fears. 2 Cor. 7 5.
Author: A.M. Toplady
THE ASSURANCE OF FAITH. A. M. Toplady (1740-1778) The deep things which relate to personal experience of the Holy Spirit’s dealing with the soul ought to be matters of prayer, not of disputation. It has long been a settled point with me that the Scriptures make a wide distinction between faith, the assurance of faith, …
A BELIEVER A truly enlightened believer (i.e. one who has a clear view of gospel privileges, and makes conscience of gospel duties), stands between two fires; the Pharisees call him an Antinomian, and the real Antinomians call him a Pharisee. A. M. Toplady
THE GOSPEL CALL The largeness of the gospel (more properly termed, the ministerial) call does by no means imply the universality of grace. A fisher throws his net into the sea at large; not from an expectation of catching all the fishes that are in the sea, but with a view of catching as many …
There is a true and sound sense in which we may say that a true believer may live as he will; for it is the prevailing will and desire of every real believer to live only to the glory of God. He is not a Christian who does not delight in the law of God, …
IMPERFECTION If I build a house, it is ten thousand to one if I do not afterwards find it defective in some respect or other: there is continually something to add, or something to alter, and something that may be improved for the better.—If I write a book, I find it imperfect. Some errata of …
YOUNG CONVERTS Young converts are generally great bigots. When we are first converted to God, our brotherly affection too often resembles the narrowness of a river at its first setting out. But as we advance nearer to the great ocean of all good, the channel widens, and our hearts expand more and more, until death …
ASSURANCE It is not deemed presumptuous for the favourites of an earthly king to know and be conscious that they are so; and why should it be deemed presumptuous for the favourites of God to be assured of His love?
PERFECT UNION HEREAFTER I have seen a field here and a field there stand thick with corn, a hedge or two has separated them; at the proper season the reapers entered. Soon the earth was disburdened and the grain was conveyed to its destined resting place where, blended together in the barn or sack, it …
WHO IS GOD? Augustus Montague Toplady, vicar of Broad Hembury, Devon, 1768-1778, was asked when only fifteen years old. Who is God? Here is his reply: Is there a man whose daring hand Can number every grain of sand? Can count the drops that fill the sea, Or tell how many stars there be? Who, …