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1. "Eve was not taken out of Adam's head to top him, neither out of his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him." ~ Matthew Henry
2. "The woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam; not made out of his head to rule over him, nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be beloved." ~ Matthew Henry
3. "Be careful if you make a women cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man's ribs. Not from his feet to be walked on, not from his head to be superior, but from his side to be equal, under the arm to be protected, and next to the heart to be loved." ~ Matthew Henry
4. "It is easy to be religious when religion is in fashion; but it is an evidence of strong faith and resolution to swim against a stream to heaven, and to appear for God when no one else appears for Him." ~ Matthew Henry
5. "Peace is such a precious jewel that I would give anything for it but truth." ~ Matthew Henry
6. "A modest dress is a very good thing, if it be the genuine indication of a humble heart, and is to instruct; but it is a bad thing if it be the hypocritical disguise of a proud ambitious heart, and is to deceive. Let men be really as good as they seem to be, but not seem to be better than really they are." ~ Matthew Henry
7. "Take Jesus for your king, and by baptism swear allegiance to him; take him for your prophet, and hear him; take him for your priest, to make atonement for you." ~ Matthew Henry
8. "No man will say, "There is no God" 'till he is so hardened in sin that it hasbecome his interest that there should be none to call him to account." ~ Matthew Henry
9. "Personal and relative duties must be done in obedience to his commands, with due aim at pleasing and honouring him, from principles of holy love and fear of him. But there is an express and direct duty also that we owe to God, namely, belief and acknowledgement of his being and perfections, paying him internal and external worship and homage - loving, fearing, and trusting in Him - depending on Him, and devoting ourselves to Him - observing all those religious duties and ordinances that He has appointed - praying to Him, praising Him, and meditating on His word and works." ~ Matthew Henry
10. "The anger of a meek man is like fire struck out of steel, hard to be got out, and when it is, soon gone." ~ Matthew Henry
11. "The beauty of holiness is that which the grave, that consumes all other beauty, cannot touch, or do any damage to." ~ Matthew Henry
12. "We should take notice of that in others which is good, to their praise, that by so doing we may lay engagements upon them to abound therein more and more." ~ Matthew Henry
13. "To wait on God is to live a life of desire towards him, delight in him, dependence on him, and devotedness to him." ~ Matthew Henry
14. "Gratior est pulchro veniens de corpore virtus—Virtue appears peculiarly graceful when associated with beauty." ~ Matthew Henry
15. "God's work must be done, in every thing, according to his own will. His institutions neither need nor admit men's inventions to make them either more beautiful or more likely to answer the intention of them. 'Add thou not unto his words.' God is pleased with willing worship, but not with will-worship." ~ Matthew Henry
16. "After a storm comes a calm." ~ Matthew Henry
17. "When God intends great mercy for his people, he first of all sets them praying." ~ Matthew Henry
18. "The word of God directs us in our work and way, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it. The commandment is a lamp kept burning with the oil of the Spirit, as a light to direct us in the choice of our way, and the steps we take in that way." ~ Matthew Henry
19. "As if men did not die fast enough, they are ingenious at finding out ways to destroy one another." ~ Matthew Henry
20. "For us to err, with the Bible in our hands, is the effect of pride, sloth, and carelessness." ~ Matthew Henry
21. "All obedience begins in the affections, and nothing in religion is done right, that is not done there first." ~ Matthew Henry
22. "Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces." ~ Matthew Henry
23. "Men cannot expect to do ill and fare well, but to find that done to them which they did to others." ~ Matthew Henry
24. "He that is in haste may contract much guilt in a little time. What we say or do unadvisedly when we are hot, we must unsay or undo again when we are cool, or do worse." ~ Matthew Henry
25. "The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity." ~ Matthew Henry

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