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Fear is the foundation of safety.

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How many men of rank (to say nothing of common people) have been delivered from devils, and healed of diseases!
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Devil Men Sick
You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.
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Freedom Pieces
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
All the Scriptures give clear proof of the Trinity, and it is from these that our principle is deduced…the distinction of the Trinity is quite clearly displayed.
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Principles Religious
For what war should we not be fit and eager, even though unequal in numbers, we who are so willing to be slaughtered-if, according to that discipline of ours, it was not more lawful to be slain than to slay?
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Discipline Law Willing
If the sky stands still, if the earth quakes, if there is famine, if there is pestilence, at once the cry is raised: Throw the Christians to the lions! So many to one?
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Earth Religious Sky
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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Fire Food
Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.
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Born Death Prevention
Now then, you dogs, whom the apostle puts outside and who yelp at the God of truth, let us come to your various questions.
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Dog God Sarcastic Truth
The first reaction to truth is hatred.
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Hate One Liner Reaction Truth
Daily, every moment, prayer is necessary to men.
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Men Moments Prayer
The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.
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Blood Growth Religious
Prayer is the one thing that can conquer God.
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Conquer God Prayer
The pleasure of those who injure you lies in your pain. Therefore they will suffer if you take away their pleasure by not feeling pain.
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Feeling Lying Pain Suffering
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
You can’t undo anything you’ve already done, but you can face up to it. You can tell the truth. You can seek forgiveness. And then let God do the rest.
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Forgiveness God Let Go Truth

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