William Adams Quotes

Shrewsbury, England, 1706/07 – February 13, 1789

William Adams D.D. (Shrewsbury, England, 1706/07 – 13 February 1789) was Fellow and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford.

Lov'est thou me? This is the one test question of our religion; for he that loveth is born of God.

P. 398. (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895))

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To-day Christ, in a certain sense, is on trial before us all. In these living hearts, in every one to-day, there will be a judgment of some sort passed upon His sacred person.

William Adams
— P. 102. (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895))

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Eternal life does not depend upon our perfection; but because it does depend upon the grace of Christ and the love of the Spirit, that love shall prompt us to emulate perfection.

William Adams
— P. 210. (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895))

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There is a boundary to the understanding, and when it is reached, faith is the continuation of reason.

William Adams
— P. 219. (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895))

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Our Lord does not praise the centurion for his amiable care of his servants, nor for his generosity to the Jews, nor for his public spirit, nor for his humility, but for his faith.

William Adams
— P. 222. (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895))

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Faith is a simple trust in a personal Redeemer. The simpler our trust in Christ for all things, the surer our peace.

William Adams
— P. 224. (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895))

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The only qualification for knowing Divine things is to love them; to know Christ and to see the light of His revelation, we have only to aspire after a filial temper.

William Adams
— P. 230. (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895))

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