5 Quotes & Sayings By Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke was a celebrated English divine and author. He was educated at Oxford University and became a doctor of divinity. His works include the first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, volumes on biblical and ecclesiastical history, and the second edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. His writings on biblical themes include The Holy Bible: A Commentary or Critical and Exegetical Illustrations upon the Old and New Testaments of the English Bible (1837).

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I am an old man, and I here declare that I never knew them to be productive of any good in the worship of God, and have reason to believe that they are productive of much evil. Music as a science I esteem and admire, but instrumental music in the house of God I abominate and abhor. This is the abuse of music, and I here register my protest against all such corruption of the worship of the author of Christianity. Adam Clarke
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Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue. Adam Clarke
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He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory. Adam Clarke
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Let it ever be remembered that genuine faith in Christ will ever be productive of good works; for this faith worketh by love, as the apostle says, and love to God always produces obedience to his holy laws. Adam Clarke