To die without salvation is to enter into damnation. Where death leaves us there judgment finds us; and where judgment finds us eternity will hold Us forever and ever.

A Sermon 

(No. 1003) 

Delivered on Lord's-day Morning, July 30th, 1871, by  

C. H. SPURGEON,  

At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington 

"Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate"

by: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Cost of Discipleship, pp, 44-45

" Sic subscribitur,
"JAMES RENWICK."February 13, 1688."

A LETTER TO HIS CHRISTIAN FRIENDS,

WRITTEN IN THE TIME OF HIS REPRIEVAL.

"MY DEAR FRIENDS IN CHRIST, — I see then what hath been the language of my reprieve; it hath been, that I might be further tempted and tried; and I praise the Lord He hath assisted me to give further proof of steadfastness. I have been often assaulted by some Popish priests; but the last time that they came, I told them that I would debate no more with such as they were, and that I have lived and would die a Presbyterian Protestant, and testified against the idolatries, heresies, superstitions, and errors of their antichristian way.

"But yesterday, I was cast into a deep exercise, and made to dwell under the impression of the dreadfulness of everything that might grieve the Spirit of God. I found sin to be more bitter than death, and one hour's hiding of God's face more insupportable. And then at night I was called before a party of the Council, and the Chancellor produced the Informatory Vindication, and asked if I knew it. I answered, 'I did know it.' And being interrogated, I confessed that I had a great hand writing of it. They pressed me to tell my assistants. I told them they were those they were persecuting; but would satisfy them no further. They also urged me, upon pain of torture, to tell where were our societies, who kept our general correspondences, and where they were kept. I answered, though they should torture me, which was contrary to all law after sentence of death, I would give them no further notice than the book gave. I was, moreover, threatened to tell of my haunts and quarters, but I refused to make known any such thing to them; so I was returned to prison again. Such an exercise as I had was very needful for such a trial; and I would rather have endured what they could do unto me than have dishonored Christ, offended you, and brought you into trouble.

"But I hope, within less than three days, to be without the reach of all temptation. Now I have no more to say. Farewell again in our blessed Lord Jesus.

"JAMES RENWICK."February 15, 1688.

"I live in the spirit of prayer; I pray as I walk, when I lie down and when I rise, and the answers are always coming." George Mueller 

"If your faith does not make you pray, have nothing to do with it: get rid of it, and God help thee to begin again." C. H. Spurgeon

"The spirit of prayer is more precious than treasures of gold and silver." John Bunyan

"In all your prayers forget not to thank the Lord for his mercies." John Bunyan