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A man becomes a Christian, he is not born one.

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The first reaction to truth is hatred.
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Hate One Liner Reaction Truth
The state of faith allows no mention of impossibility.
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Faith Impossible
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
What has Athens to do with Jerusalem.
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Athens Jerusalem
It is certain because it is possible.
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One Liner Possible
The nature of rumor is well known to all. It was your own poet who said: ‘Rumor, an evil surpassing all evils in speed.’
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Nature Poet Rumor
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
It is certainly no part of religion to compel religion.
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Nature Religion
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
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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Dog God Sarcastic Truth
Patience is God’s nature.
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God Nature One Liner Patience Religious
Can we not live without pleasure, who cannot but with pleasure die?
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Death Philosophy Pleasure
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
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
See how these Christians love one another.
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Love Religious Togetherness

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