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Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.

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Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache.
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Achievement Argument
The fact is certain because it is impossible.
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Impossible One Liner
It is certain because it is possible.
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One Liner Possible
The Christian does not hurt even his enemy.
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Enemy Hurt Religious
Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.
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Deep Inspirational Philosophy Teaching Truth
Patience is God’s nature.
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God Nature One Liner Patience Religious
The soul whose bosom lust did never touch Is God’s fair bride; and maiden’s souls are such.
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Lust Religious Soul
The Son of God died; it is by all means to be believed because it is absurd. And he was buried and rose again; the fact is certain, because it is impossible.
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Believe Death God Impossible Mad
Where our joy is, there should our work be.
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Joy Ourselves Work
The state of faith allows no mention of impossibility.
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Faith Impossible
A holy woman may be beautiful by the gift of nature, but she must not give occasion to lust. If beauty be hers, so far from setting it off she ought rather to obscure it.
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Beautiful Lust Religious
Discipline is an index to doctrine.
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Discipline One Liner
You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.
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Discipline Faith Judgement Quality
For it is really better for us not to know a thing, because [God] has not revealed it to us, than to know it according to man’s wisdom, because he has been bold enough to assume it.
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Enough God Men Reveal
Woman is a temple built over a sewer.
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Temples Women
Those who fled will fight another time.
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Fight One Liner Time

Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.

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