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Sincerity and honesty carry one through many difficulties which all the arts he can invent would never help him through.

Benjamin Stillingfleet

Error is but the shadow of the truth.
BENJAMIN STILLINGFLEET

Errors Shadow Truth
Prayer among men is supposed a means to change the person to whom we pray; but prayer to God doth not change him, but fits us to receive the things prayed for.
BENJAMIN STILLINGFLEET

Mean Men Prayer
Astrological prayers seem to me to be built on as good reason as the predictions.
BENJAMIN STILLINGFLEET

Astrology Prayer Reason
Nothing enlarges the gulf of atheism more than the wide passage that lies between the faith and lives of men pretending to teach Christianity.
BENJAMIN STILLINGFLEET

Atheism Lying Men
Philosophers and common heathen believed one God, to whom all things were referred; but under this God they worshipped many inferior and subservient gods.
BENJAMIN STILLINGFLEET

Common Idolatry Philosopher
Peace and wickedness are far asunder.
BENJAMIN STILLINGFLEET

Asunder Peace Wickedness
See how the skilful lover spreads his toils.
BENJAMIN STILLINGFLEET

Courtship Lovers Toil
Each moss, Each shell, each drawling insect, holds a rank Important in the plan of Him who fram’d This scale of beings; holds a rack which, lost Would break the chain, and leave behind a gap Which Nature’s self would rue.
BENJAMIN STILLINGFLEET

Hold Important Leave Rue Self
Sincerity and honesty carry one through many difficulties which all the arts he can invent would never help him through.
BENJAMIN STILLINGFLEET

Art Helping Honesty
A story should, to please, at least seem true, Be apropos, well told, concise, and new: And whenso’er it deviates from these rules, The wise will sleep, and leave applause to fools.
BENJAMIN STILLINGFLEET

Fool Sleep True Wise