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Elias Hicks Quotes

Elias Hicks quotes

American Clergyman March 19, 1748 – February 27, 1830

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O that our hearts were enlarged in love to God, that we might turn inward, to the blessed comforter, that the blessed Jesus said the Father would send. Elias Hicks
Elias Hicks quote: "Then, certainly, to be a Christian is to love God above all,..."
Then, certainly, to be a Christian is to love God above all, and our neighbour as ourselves. Elias Hicks
What encouragement the apostle holds out to us. O my friends, that we might leave all our pretensions, and come to the truth in our own hearts. Elias Hicks
That I feel a desire, my friends, that we in this latter day of the world, in which light is fast spreading, that we should be willing to attend to those portions of the Scriptures of truth that direct us home to the foundation. Elias Hicks
Just as a son, to be a son of man, must be of the same nature and spirit of his father; so with the sons of God, and so it will be with all who are born of the spirit of God. Elias Hicks
But if we continue in sin, and rebel and harden our hearts, we shall become so inured and fixed in it, that it will be natural, and we shall choose it from time to time. Elias Hicks
And so about many other things of the same nature, we are trying to make people believe these things, and we make creeds of them; and thus we continue to do our own will, which is the ground of all sin. Elias Hicks
We learn this by the precepts that Jesus left. He observed that the people were looking outward, and assured them that the kingdom of God cometh not with outward observation; and for this reason, that it was only to be known in man. Elias Hicks
Therefore, don't let sinners take courage to think they will be favoured like the thief on the cross; for we see on the other side, they may be like the hardened one, and reproach death itself. Elias Hicks
There was nothing then but the revelation of the spirit-of God that could make any of the Israelites understand and believe that he was their proper Messiah. Elias Hicks
I delight not in spreading any thing mysterious, for I consider it all lost time; but the things that all of us can see and know if we will. Elias Hicks
And if we are in this state, if we had an eternity of probation, what reason have we to suppose that we should profit by it - if we had ever so long a time to chose for ourselves we should pursue our own will, to gratify our carnal I desires. Elias Hicks
It was of the greatest moment, and consequence, that they should believe in him when he came, for they could receive no benefit from him without believing him to be their Messiah. Elias Hicks
Elias Hicks quote: "To this light, then, would I recommend all, with mine own..."
To this light, then, would I recommend all, with mine own soul, - to this sure way of salvation. Elias Hicks
People talk about revelation, and say it has ceased; but what ignorance it bespeaks, when man knows not the least thing on earth without revelation. Elias Hicks

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