No one can see these truths in the manner that I have presented them, without being in some degree inclined to believe them, and in some degree stirred up to act in conformity to them. William Law (1686 – 1761)
William Law Quote – “Who has not at one time or other…”
Who has not at one time or other felt a sourness, wrath, selfishness, envy and pride, which he could not tell what to do with, or how to bear, rising up in him without his consent, casting a blackness over all his thoughts, and then as suddenly going off again, either by the cheerfulness of the sun or air, or […]
William Law Quote – “For the outward world is but a glass…”
For the outward world is but a glass, a representation of the inward; and everything, and variety of things in temporal nature, must have its root or hidden cause in something that is more inward. William Law (1686 – 1761)
William Law Quote – “The spiritual life is as much its own proof…”
The spiritual life is as much its own proof as the natural life, and needs no outward or foreign thing to bear witness to it. William Law (1686 – 1761)
William Law Quote – “I appeal to nothing but…”
I appeal to nothing but the state of your own hearts and consciences, to prove the necessity of your embracing this mystery of divine love. William Law (1686 – 1761)
William Law Quote – “These are not fictions of a visionary imagination…”
These are not fictions of a visionary imagination, but sober truths, spoken by the word of God in scripture, and written and engraven in the book of every man’s own nature. William Law (1686 – 1761)
William Law Quote – “The greatest part of mankind…”
The greatest part of mankind, nay, of all Christians, may be said to be asleep. That particular way of life, which takes up each man’s mind, thoughts and actions, may be very well called his particular dream. The learned and the ignorant, the rich and the poor, are all in the same state of slumber, passing away a short life […]