4 Quotes & Sayings By Joseph Alleine

Joseph Alleine (1672 – 1754) was an English poet, religious writer and translator. He began his religious writings at the age of 20, but had to quit due to "a great distaste for metaphysics", and went on to publish works of history, biography and philosophy. He published two collections of poetry: The Poems (1704) and The Humble Journal (1711). He was a friend of Jonathan Swift and Samuel Johnson, and William Blake Read more

Now the soul says, ‘Lord, where shall I go? You...
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Now the soul says, ‘Lord, where shall I go? You have the words of eternal life.’ [John 6: 68] Here he centers, here he settles. It is the entrance of heaven to him; he sees his interest in God. Joseph Alleine
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In every sound convert the judgement is brought to approve of the laws and ways of Christ, and subscribe to them as most righteous and reasonable; the desire of the heart is to know the whole mind of Christ; the free and resolved choice of the heart is determined for the ways of Christ, before all the pleasures of sin, and prosperities of the world; it is the daily care of his life to walk with God. Joseph Alleine
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Conversion turns the bias of the WILL both as to means and end. The intentions of the will are altered. Now the man has new ends and designs. He now intends God above all, and desires and designs nothing in all the world, so much as that Christ may be magnified in him. He counts himself more happy in this than in all that the earth could yield, that he may be serviceable to Christ, and bring Him glory. This is the mark he aims at, that the name of Jesus may be great in the world. Joseph Alleine