Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.
TERTULLIANNow we allow that life begins with conception, because we contend that the soul also begins from conception; life taking its commencement at the same moment and place that the soul does.
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We say, and we say openly, and while ye torture us, mangled and gory we cry out, “We worship God through Christ!” Believe Him a man: it is through Him and in Him that God willeth Himself to be known and worshipped.
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Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man.
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Where our joy is, there should our work be.
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Patience is God’s nature.
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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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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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The blood of the Christians is seed.
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The state of faith allows no mention of impossibility.
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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The fact is certain because it is impossible.
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Now then, you dogs, whom the apostle puts outside and who yelp at the God of truth, let us come to your various questions.
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It is a fundamental human right, a privilege of nature, that every man should worship according to his own convictions.
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You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.
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Shall we carry a flag? It is a rival to Christ.
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How many men of rank (to say nothing of common people) have been delivered from devils, and healed of diseases!
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