You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.

Custom without truth is error grown old.
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Growth Old Truth
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.
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Born Death Religious
I believe because it is absurd.
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Believe Myself
Woman is a temple built over a sewer.
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Temples Women
Nothing that is God’s is obtainable by money.
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God Money
Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.
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Evil Fear Nature Shame
Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
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Enemy Hate Truth
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
To forbid birth is only quicker murder.
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Birth Death Murder
The blood of the Christians is seed.
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Blood Christian Seed
Prayer is the one thing that can conquer God.
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Conquer God Prayer
He is a man, who is to be a man; the fruit is always present in the seed.
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Men Present
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
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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Fire Food
Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man.
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Men Patience Woman
He who flees will fight again.
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Fight Himself Run

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