It is most highly delightful to receive him, and give up ourselves to him as our full suitable good, so exactly answering all the exigencies of our distressed case ; when sensibly apprehending the true state of it, the soul cries out, ” None but Christ”, and finds him present, waiting only for consent, readily offering himself,” Here I am, take me, thy Jesus, thy help, thy life” How overcomingly pleasant is this to a soul that feels its distress, and perceives itself ready to perish ; yea and that daily sees itself perishing, were it not for him.
John Howe quote taken from “Of Delighting in God,” Chapter II
The word exigencies means an urgent need or demand.
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Wings of the Wind 
Quotes #36…Edmund Calamy 1600-1666
February 12, 2026By the law we see our misery and by the Gospel we see our remedy.
Edmund Calamy
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