Quote#God & Faith
As the fire doth mount upwards, and the needle that is touched with…
Quote byRichard Baxter · 1615–1691
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Call to the Unconverted to Turn and Live, Sermon 1.
English (original)
As the fire doth mount upwards, and the needle that is touched with the loadstone still turneth to the north, so the converted soul is inclined to God. Nothing else can satisfy him, nor can he find any content and rest but in his love. In a word, all that are converted do esteem and love God better than all the world; and the heavenly felicity is dearer to them than their fleshly prosperity.
— Richard Baxter
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