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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
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
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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Fire Food
Nature is schoolmistress, the soul the pupil; and whatever one has taught or the other has learned has come from God – the Teacher of the teacher.
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Nature Soul Teaching
Divorce these days is a religious vow, as if the proper offspring of marriage.
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Divorce Marriage Religious
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
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
Men remain in ignorance as long as they hate, and they hate unjustly as long as they remain in ignorance.
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Hate Ignorance Men Philosophy
Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.
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Evil Fear Nature Shame
There is strife between God’s ways and human ways; damned by you, we are absolved by God.
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God Human Way
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
You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.
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Freedom Pieces
The whole fruit is already present in the seed.
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Deep Present
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
See how these Christians love one another.
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Love Religious Togetherness
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
Hope is patience with the lamp lit.
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Hope One Liner Patience
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
Those who fled will fight another time.
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Fight One Liner Time
Nothing that is God’s is obtainable by money.
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God Money
And when will there be an end of marrying? I suppose, when there is an end of living.
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End Live Marriage
I believe BECAUSE it’s impossible.
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Atheist Believe Religion
He is a man, who is to be a man; the fruit is always present in the seed.
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Men Present
Where our work is, there let our joy be.
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Inspirational Work
Patience is God’s nature.
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God Nature One Liner Patience Religious
It is certain because it is impossible.
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Impossible One Liner
The first reaction to truth is hatred.
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Hate One Liner Reaction Truth

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