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It is certainly no part of religion to compel religion.
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Nature Religion
The flesh feeds on the Body and Blood of Christ that the soul may be fattened on God.
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Blood Body Soul Spiritual
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
Christians are made, not born.
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Born Christian Place
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
Divorce these days is a religious vow, as if the proper offspring of marriage.
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Divorce Marriage Religious
Can we not live without pleasure, who cannot but with pleasure die?
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Death Philosophy Pleasure
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
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Achievement Argument
I believe because it is absurd.
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Believe Myself
Prayer is the one thing that can conquer God.
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Conquer God Prayer
The first reaction to truth is hatred.
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Hate One Liner Reaction Truth
Two kinds of blindness are easily combined so that those who do not see really appear to see what is not.
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Apperance Blind Easy Kind
Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man.
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Men Patience Woman
You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.
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Freedom Pieces
Shall we carry a flag? It is a rival to Christ.
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Religious Violence

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