John Berridge

thumb|Rev. John Berridge John Berridge (February 1716 − January 22, 1793) was an Anglican evangelical revivalist and hymnist. Quotes Make me like a little child,Simple, teachable, and mild;Seeing only in Thy light;Walking only in Thy might! Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 334. Avoid all controversy in preaching, talking, or writing; preach nothing down but the devil, and nothing up but Jesus Christ. Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 480. Run, John, and work, the law commands,Yet finds me neither feet nor hands;But sweeter news the gospel brings,It bids me fly and lends me wings. Reported in Charles Spurgeon, The Salt-Cellars (1889), p. 200. Often mistakenly attributed to John Bunyan. External links Berridge, John Category:1793 deaths Category:Hymnwriters from England Category:Non-fiction authors from England Category:Anglicans from the United Kingdom Category:University of Cambridge alumni Category:1716 births