Tillotson: resolutions

Monday, March 25, 2019
    Feast of the Annunciation of our Lord to the Virgin Mary
Meditation:
    But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.
    —2 Timothy 4:5 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Resolution is no strange and extraordinary thing; it is one of the most common acts that belong to us as we are men; but we do not ordinarily apply it to the best purposes. It is not so ordinary for men to resolve to be good, as to be rich and great; not so common for men to resolve against sin, as to resolve against poverty and suffering. It is not so usual for men to resolve to keep a good conscience, as to keep a good place.
    ... John Tillotson (1630-1694), Works of Dr. John Tillotson, v. VII, London: J. F. Dove, for R. Priestley, 1820, Sermon CLXVII, p. 422 (see the book)
    See also 2 Tim. 4:5; Job 34:31-32; 2 Tim. 2:3; Heb. 12:3
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, help me keep to my promises. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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