The Christian's Great Interest
William Guthrie's classic, so prized that John Owen said it held more divinity than all his own folios, addresses the two greatest questions a soul can face: how to know whether one has a real, saving interest in Christ, and how to attain that interest if one lacks it. The result is a searching but deeply encouraging guide to self-examination and closing with Christ.
Based on The Christian's Great Interest (1658), by William Guthrie
Puritan quotes
Quotes by William Guthrie
“He hath made the way to heaven most easy; and faith, which is the condition required on our part, more easy than men do imagine.”
“The staying of the heart upon him as a full blessing and satisfying portion is faith.”
“If men have but an appetite, they have it; for they are 'blessed that hunger after righteousness.' If you will, you are welcome.”
“It is a coming on our part, and yet a drawing on his part.”
“Faith is not so difficult as many apprehend it to be.”
“This acting of the heart on Christ Jesus is not so difficult a thing as is conceived.”
“Thus God leadeth to the wilderness, that he may speak to the heart.”
“It is a work and business which cannot be done sleeping.”
“As few take pains to be in him, so take few pains to try if they be in him.”
“How shall a man know if he has a true and special interest in Christ, and whether he may lay claim justly to God's favour and salvation?”