Ligonier Academy (October 2013)

"Most high, most good, most potent, most omnipotent; most merciful, yet most just; most hidden, yet most present; most beautiful, yet most strong, stable, yet incomprehensible; unchangeable, yet all-changing; never new, never old; all-renewing, and bringing age upon the proud, and they know it not; ever working, ever at rest; still gathering, yet nothing lacking; supporting, filling, and overspreading; creating, nourishing, and maturing; seeking, yet having all things." - Augustine of Hippo

"Take note of how intimately the Lord Jesus is united to His elect. They have been given to Him by the Father, in order that, as His children, He would deliver, preserve, and lead them to felicity. Would He then not exercise tender care of them, and be compassionate towards them when they are in distress? They are His bride, children and members. He has their very own nature - "for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brethren" (Heb. 2:11). When they are in misery and sorrow, they weep and long for Him, and cry out to Him for help and comfort. How can it be any different but that the Lord Jesus is greatly moved to compassion, especially since He is experientially acquainted with the feeling of their suffering?" - Wilhelmus a Brakel

"Pride only, the chief of all iniquities, can make us treat gifts as if they were rightful attributes of our nature, and, while receiving benefits, rob our Benefactor of His due glory." - Bernard of Clairvaux

"If we instil the characteristics of work, courage, and perseverance in our children but do not instil in them the grace of humility, they will be marked by the spirit of the Pharisee: virtuous in many ways but too proud to see their need of God. King Uzziah had perseverance and loyalty, but his empire and influence crumbled because of a lack of humility. "After Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall" (2 Chronicles 26:16)." - Alistair Begg