“There are believers who by God's grace, have climbed the mountains of full assurance and near communion, their place is with the eagle in his eyrie, high aloft; they are like the strong mountaineer, who has trodden the virgin snow, who has breathed the fresh, free air of the Alpine regions, and therefore his sinews are braced, and his limbs are vigorous; these are they who do great exploits, being mighty men, men of renown.”

— Charles Spurgeon

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 18.

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British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist 1834–1892

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