Owen Feltham: Quotes about God

Owen Feltham was English writer. Explore interesting quotes on god.

Owen Feltham: 10 quotes0 likes

“Of all trees, I observe God hath chosen the vine, a low plant that creeps upon the helpful wall; of all beasts, the soft and patient lamb; of all fowls, the mild and guileless dove. Christ is the rose of the field, and the lily of the valley. When God appeared to Moses, it was not in the lofty cedar nor the sturdy oak nor the spreading palm; but in a bush, a humble, slender, abject shrub; as if He would, by these elections, check the conceited arrogance of man.”

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 333.

“He that always waits upon God is ready whenever He calls. Neglect not to set your accounts even; he is a happy man who to lives as that death at all times may find him at leisure to die.”

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 180.

“Meditation is the soul's perspective glass, whereby, in her long remove, she discerneth God, as if He were nearer at hand.”

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 406.