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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 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
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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Fire Food
Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.
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Evil Fear Nature Shame
Where our work is, there let our joy be.
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Inspirational Work
Let women paint their eyes with tints of chastity.
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Character Eyes Woman
Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache.
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Achievement Argument
It is to believed because it is absurd.
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Believe Mad One Liner
Prevention of birth is premature murder, and it makes no difference whether it is a life already born that one snatches away or a life that is coming to birth.
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Born Death Difference Life
He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies.
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Death Himself Life World
Shall we carry a flag? It is a rival to Christ.
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Religious Violence
Where our joy is, there should our work be.
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Joy Ourselves Work
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
He who flees will fight again.
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Fight Himself Run
The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.
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Blood Growth Religious
The whole fruit is already present in the seed.
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Deep Present

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