Originál: (en) The word Bible, or book, which I have in my hand, is well applied to the holy scriptures, because it is the book of God, written by him that is, by his order and by those who were inspired by him for that end; and yet, of all writings in the world, these are most neglected! God has condescended to become an author, and yet people will not read his writings. There are very few that ever gave this Book of God, the grand charter of salvation, one fair reading through.
Zdroj: Memoirs of Rev. George Whitefield, revised and corrected with large additions and improvements, to which is appended an extensive collection of his sermons and other writings. S. 583.
George Whitefield: Slovo
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Originál: (en) If we once get above our Bibles and cease making the written Word of God our sole rule both as to faith and practice, we shall soon lie open to all manner of delusion and be in great danger of making shipwreck of faith and a good conscience.
Zdroj: [Whitefield, George, 5, The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A., Late of Pembroke-College, Oxford, and Chaplain to the Rt. Hon. the Countess of Huntingdon: Containing All His Sermons and Tracts which Have Been Already Published ; with a Select Collection of Letters Written to His Most Intimate Friends, and Persons of Distinction, in England, Scotland, Ireland, and America, from the Year 1734, to 1770 ; Including the Whole Period of His Ministry ; Also, Some Other Pieces on Important Subjects, Never Before Printed, Prepared Himself for the Press, https://books.google.cz/books?id=Jr8OAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=cs&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false, Edward and Charles Dilly, London, 1772, 474, 27, angličtina]
Originál: (en) If one evil thought, if one evil word, if one evil action, deserves eternal damnation, how many hells, my friends, do every one of us deserve, whose whole lives have been one continued rebellion against God!
Zdroj: GILLIES, John. Memoirs of Rev. George Whitefield, revised and corrected with large additions and improvements, to which is appended an extensive collection of his sermons and other writings. Middletown : Hunt & Noyes, 1838. 648 s. Dostupné online. S. 456. (angličtina)