Quotes from

John Newton

3 quotes · from a letter, in Josiah Bull, John Newton (1868), Letters of John Newton, "The Benefits of Affliction" (1776)

I am not what I ought to be… but by the grace of God I am what I am.

— John Newton, from a letter, in Josiah Bull, John Newton (1868) · this quote

Afflictions quicken us to prayer. It is a pity it should be so.

— John Newton, Letters of John Newton, "The Benefits of Affliction" (1776) · this quote

Afflictions are honorable, as they advance our conformity to Jesus our Lord, who was a man of sorrows for our sake.

— John Newton, Letters of John Newton, "The Benefits of Affliction" (1776) · this quote

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