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David Brainerd quotes: I love to live on the brink of eternity.

I love to live on the brink of eternity.

David Brainerd quotes: Toward night, I felt my soul rejoice, that God is unchangeable happy and glorious and that He will be glorified, whatever becomes of His creatures.

Toward night, I felt my soul rejoice, that God is unchangeable happy and glorious and that He will be glorified, whatever becomes of His creatures.

David Brainerd quotes: I cared not where or how I lived, or what hardships I went through, so I could but gain souls to Christ

I cared not where or how I lived, or what hardships I went through, so I could but gain souls to Christ

David Brainerd quotes: As long as I see anything to be done for God, life is worth having; but O how vain and unworthy it is to live for any lower end!

As long as I see anything to be done for God, life is worth having; but O how vain and unworthy it is to live for any lower end!

David Brainerd quotes: I longed to be a flame of fire continually glowing in the divine service and building up of Christ's kingdom to my last and dying breath.

I longed to be a flame of fire continually glowing in the divine service and building up of Christ's kingdom to my last and dying breath.

David Brainerd quotes: I fear God never showed mercy to one so vile as I.

I fear God never showed mercy to one so vile as I.

David Brainerd quotes: Oh that I could dedicate my all to God. This is all the return I can make Him.

Oh that I could dedicate my all to God. This is all the return I can make Him.

David Brainerd quotes: Oh for holiness! Oh for more of God in my soul! Oh this pleasing pain! It makes my soul press after God

Oh for holiness!
Oh for more of God in my soul!
Oh this pleasing pain!
It makes my soul press after God

David Brainerd quotes: Whatever else you fail of, do not fail of the influence of the Holy Spirit; that is the only way you can handle the consciences of men.

Whatever else you fail of, do not fail of the influence of the Holy Spirit; that is the only way you can handle the consciences of men.

David Brainerd quotes: First, Resolve upon, and daily endeavour to practise, a life of seriousness and strict sobriety.

First, Resolve upon, and daily endeavour to practise, a life of seriousness and strict sobriety.

David Brainerd quotes: I am an old sinner; and if God had designed mercy for me, he would have called me home to himself before now.

I am an old sinner; and if God had designed mercy for me, he would have called me home to himself before now.

David Brainerd quotes: Oh that I may never loiter on my heavenly journey.

Oh that I may never loiter on my heavenly journey.

David Brainerd quotes: If you hope for happiness in the world, hope for it from God, and not from the world.

If you hope for happiness in the world, hope for it from God, and not from the world.

David Brainerd quotes: I have withstood the power of convictions a long time; and therefore I fear I shall be finally left of God.

I have withstood the power of convictions a long time; and therefore I fear I shall be finally left of God.

David Brainerd quotes: I am more weary of life, I think, than ever I was.

I am more weary of life, I think, than ever I was.

David Brainerd quotes: I hardly ever so longed to live to God and to be altigether devoted to Him. i want to wear out my life in His service, and for His Glory!!

I hardly ever so longed to live to God and to be altigether devoted to Him. i want to wear out my life in His service, and for His Glory!!

David Brainerd quotes: Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any good purpose.

Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any good purpose.

David Brainerd quotes: We are a long time in learning that all our strength and salvation is in God.

We are a long time in learning that all our strength and salvation is in God.

David Brainerd quotes: I love to live alone in my own little cottage, where I can spend much time in prayer, etc

I love to live alone in my own little cottage, where I can spend much time in prayer, etc

David Brainerd quotes: Oh! it is sweet to be thus weaned from friends, and from myself, and dead to the present world, that so I may live wholly to and upon the blessed

Oh! it is sweet to be thus weaned from friends, and from myself, and dead to the present world, that so I may live wholly to and upon the blessed God!

David Brainerd quotes: Worldly pleasures, such as flow from greatness, riches, honours, and sensual gratifications, are infinitely worse than none.

Worldly pleasures, such as flow from greatness, riches, honours, and sensual gratifications, are infinitely worse than none.

David Brainerd quotes: The Lord help me to press after God forever

The Lord help me to press after God forever

David Brainerd quotes: I have received my all from God. Oh that I could return my all to God

I have received my all from God. Oh that I could return my all to God

David Brainerd quotes: Again, Be careful to make a good improvement of precious time.

Again, Be careful to make a good improvement of precious time.

David Brainerd quotes: God plans all perfect combinations.

God plans all perfect combinations.

David Brainerd quotes: My soul often mourned of more time and opportunity to be alone with God

My soul often mourned of more time and opportunity to be alone with God

David Brainerd quotes: I board with a poor Scotchman: his wife can talk scarce any English.

I board with a poor Scotchman: his wife can talk scarce any English.

David Brainerd quotes: All my desire was the conversion of the heathen ... I declare, now I am dying, I would not have spent my life otherwise for the whole world.

All my desire was the conversion of the heathen ... I declare, now I am dying, I would not have spent my life otherwise for the whole world.

David Brainerd quotes: Let me forget the world and be swallowed up in the desire to glorify God.

Let me forget the world and be swallowed up in the desire to glorify God.

David Brainerd quotes: Oh that I could spend every moment of my life to God's glory.

Oh that I could spend every moment of my life to God's glory.

David Brainerd quotes: It is sweet to be nothing and less than nothing that Christ may be all in all.

It is sweet to be nothing and less than nothing that Christ may be all in all.

David Brainerd quotes: I have a secret thought from some things I have observed, that God may perhaps design you for some singular service in the world.

I have a secret thought from some things I have observed, that God may perhaps design you for some singular service in the world.