Repentance Leads to Strength

Beautiful, this. George Herbert on repentance and confession of sin, from The Temple - The Church (the 1st and 36th stanza):

Lord, I confess my sin is great;

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Fractures well cured make us more strong.

George Herbert on Tithing

"A tithe purloined cankers the whole estate."

You can keep 100% of your income, but 100% will be cursed, or you can keep 90% of your income, and 100% will be blessed.

George Herbert, Again

The following excerpt from George Herbert's The Temple - The Church-Porch, Perirrhanterium (the 64th stanza):

Man is God's image; but a poor man is

Christ's stamp to boot: both images regard.

God reckons for him, counts the favour his:

Write, So much giv'n to God; thou shalt be heard.

     Let thy alms go before, and keep heav'n gate

     Open for thee; or both may come too late. 

 

 

 

 

George Herbert, Again

The following excerpt from George Herbert's The Temple - The Church-Porch, Perirrhanterium (the 15th stanza):

Art thou a magistrate? then be severe:

If studious; copy fair, what time hath blurred;

Redeem truth from his jaws: if soldier,

Chase brave employments with a naked sword

     Throughout the world. Fool not: for all may have,

     If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.

 

George Herbert

Following excerpt from George Herbert's The Temple - The Church-Porch, Perirrhanterium (the 9th stanza):

Yet, if thou sin in wine or wantonness,

Boast not thereof; nor make thy shame thy glory.

Frailty gets pardon by submissiveness;

But he that boasts, shuts that out of his story.

     He makes flat war with God, and doth defy

     With his poor clod of earth the spacious sky.