Quotes by clergymen

In reading the scriptures of truth, we often put wrong constructions upon them, and apply them improperly; and I apprehend it has often been the case in relation to this portion, particularly that part in relation to man's seeking out many inventions. Elias Hicks
Truth Man Reading Apprehend Relation Out Seeking Case Inventions Part Put Wrong Particularly Been Often Scriptures Them Many Portion Apply
And so about many other things of the same nature, we are trying to make people believe these things, and we make creeds of them; and thus we continue to do our own will, which is the ground of all sin. Elias Hicks
Nature People Will Own Believe Other Our About Thus Sin Make Continue Trying Same Which Them Ground Many Things Creeds
It was of the greatest moment, and consequence, that they should believe in him when he came, for they could receive no benefit from him without believing him to be their Messiah. Elias Hicks
Believe Benefit Could He Him Messiah Without Greatest Came Should Moment Believing Receive Consequence
Just as a son, to be a son of man, must be of the same nature and spirit of his father; so with the sons of God, and so it will be with all who are born of the spirit of God. Elias Hicks
God Nature Man Son Father Will Must Born Spirit Sons His Same Just Who
We learn this by the precepts that Jesus left. He observed that the people were looking outward, and assured them that the kingdom of God cometh not with outward observation; and for this reason, that it was only to be known in man. Elias Hicks
God Man People Looking Precepts Assured Kingdom Only Observation He Observed Outward Cometh Learn Known Were Left Them Reason Jesus
And if we are in this state, if we had an eternity of probation, what reason have we to suppose that we should profit by it - if we had ever so long a time to chose for ourselves we should pursue our own will, to gratify our carnal I desires. Elias Hicks
Time Will Long Own Profit State Our Carnal Ourselves Pursue Had Suppose Probation Eternity Should Reason Chose Gratify Ever Desires
Then, certainly, to be a Christian is to love God above all, and our neighbour as ourselves. Elias Hicks
Love God Christian Our Neighbour Ourselves Above To Love Then Certainly
People talk about revelation, and say it has ceased; but what ignorance it bespeaks, when man knows not the least thing on earth without revelation. Elias Hicks
Man Ignorance People Earth Say About Talk Knows Without Revelation Least Thing
To this light, then, would I recommend all, with mine own soul, - to this sure way of salvation. Elias Hicks
Soul Light Own Mine Way Recommend Would Sure Sure Way Salvation Then
I have sworn eternal opposition to slavery, and by the blessing of God, I will never go back. Elijah Parish Lovejoy
God Blessing Will Back Never Go Opposition Eternal Sworn Slavery
The very flag of freedom that waves over our heads is formed from material cultivated by slaves, on soil moistened with their blood drawn from them by the whip of a republican taskmaster! Elijah Parish Lovejoy
Freedom Soil Our Waves Drawn Over Heads Material Cultivated Blood Very Flag Formed Republican Whip Them Slaves
Emancipation - what is meant by it? Simply that the slaves shall cease to be held as property and shall henceforth be held and treated as human beings. Simply, that we should take our feet from off their necks. Elijah Parish Lovejoy
Property Our Emancipation Shall Take Simply Feet Cease Off Human Human Beings Held Should Meant Beings Henceforth Treated Necks Slaves
Is he not a God that showeth mercy and keepeth covenant? Of all sins, it seems to me that the sin of unbelief is the most dishonouring to God. Elijah Parish Lovejoy
God Me Mercy Unbelief Seems He Sin Most Covenant Sins
Fortune has, in the main, hitherto looked unfavourably upon me since I left home, but I begin to hope for better things. Still, in all my past distresses, one thought has consoled me - I have learned to appreciate a parent's love. Elijah Parish Lovejoy
Love Hope Home Me Better Thought Past Parent Main Better Things Since Looked Learned Still Left Begin Hitherto Fortune Things Appreciate
Emancipation, to be of any value to the slave, must be the free, voluntary act of the master, performed from a conviction of its propriety. Elijah Parish Lovejoy
Value Free Master Conviction Emancipation Must Propriety Voluntary Performed Any Act Slave
Nothing but a miracle of sovereign mercy could have arrested and saved me from eternal perdition. How I could have so long resisted the entreaties, the prayers, and the tears of my dear parents, and the influences of the Holy Spirit, is, to me, a wonder entirely incomprehensible. Elijah Parish Lovejoy
Me Tears Long Parents Mercy Nothing Saved Spirit Miracle Entirely Perdition Could How Dear Arrested Prayers Wonder Sovereign Influences Eternal Holy Holy Spirit Incomprehensible Resisted
Oh Lord, may I be directed what to do and what to leave undone. Elizabeth Fry
Undone Directed Lord Leave May Oh
While silence can in some circumstances bespeak noble self-control, it can also signify suppression, oblivion or cowardice. Ephraim Mirvis
Silence Cowardice Circumstances Signify Some Oblivion Noble Self-Control Also Suppression While
Let no Jew, regardless of their circumstances, feel that he or she cannot experience that unique moment of peace when Shabbat begins. Ephraim Mirvis
Peace Experience Circumstances He He Or She Feel She Begins Regardless Cannot Moment Unique Jew
Shimon Peres was the greatest living example of an unshakable belief in the pursuit of peace against all odds. Ephraim Mirvis
Peace Example Odds Living Pursuit Unshakable Greatest Against Belief
All political parties share in the responsibility to rid our society of anti-Semitism, but we cannot achieve that objective with political posturing or empty promises of action never to be fulfilled. Ephraim Mirvis
Political Achieve Responsibility Promises Anti-Semitism Action Society Our We Cannot Objective Never Share Parties Empty Political Parties Cannot Fulfilled Rid
Free speech may be a right, but only by using it as a force for good in the world do we make it a virtue. Ephraim Mirvis
Good World Free Free Speech Virtue Only Force Make May Using Right Speech
Jews are frequently compared to the proverbial 'canary in the coal mine,' an enduring signal for when the world is failing to meet its obligations in tackling bigotry. It has never been clearer to me just how widely understood that truism is. Ephraim Mirvis
Me Obligations World Jews Meet Mine Signal Tackling Never Clearer Failing Frequently How Understood Proverbial Been Truism Canary Just Enduring Coal Compared Widely
We protest to our last breath against the purveyors of hatred, cruelty and violence. Ephraim Mirvis
Hatred Cruelty Breath Our Protest Against Last Violence
Holocaust denial, once the preserve of fringe conspiracy theorists, has mutated into Holocaust obfuscation, equivocation, and specious comparison on a larger scale than ever. Ephraim Mirvis
Denial Conspiracy Once Scale Than Fringe Holocaust Comparison Ever Larger Larger Scale Preserve
When someone denies the right of Israel to exist, it hurts us, just as an attack on a close member of our family would hurt us. Ephraim Mirvis
Family Hurt Hurts Our Member Would Someone Attack Israel Exist Denies Close Just Us Right
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