September 28

On God: Longsuffering of

“There is no greater proof of the omnipotence of God, than his longsuffering; for it shows the greatest possible power for God to be able to control himself, to be able to keep in an anger which naturally must boil, and restrain a fury which else must burn.” (466.477)

“God has great leisure. He lives not merely in time, he inhabiteth eternity. A thousand years are to him but as one day, so he can afford to wait.” (2799.469)