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An order of government, established by such an all-wise, powerful being, must be good and perfect, and must be calculated to promote the permanent peace, happiness, and well-being of all his subjects. Orson Pratt
Happiness Government Good Peace Must Promote Perfect Powerful Calculated Well-Being Permanent Permanent Peace His Subjects Established Being Order
The system of idolatry, invented by modern christianity, far surpasses in absurdity anything that we have ever heard of. Orson Pratt
Christianity System Invented Absurdity Idolatry Heard Modern Anything Far Ever
The true God He has extension, and form, and dimensions. He occupies space; has a body, parts, and passions; can go from place to place. He can eat, drink, and talk. Orson Pratt
God Space Dimensions Eat Drink He True Talk Parts Occupies Go Passions Form Place Body Extension
All the modern christian churches have no more authority to preach, baptize, or administer any other ordinance of the gospel than the idolatrous Hindoos have. Orson Pratt
Preach Christian Other Churches Administer More Gospel Than Authority Modern Any Ordinance
It is a grievous sin in the sight of God for any man to presume to baptize, unless God has authorized him by new revelation to baptize in his name. Orson Pratt
God Man Unless Sight Presume Sin New Name Him Revelation His Authorized Any Grievous
Do not suffer any man to baptize or minister unto you, unless God has spoken unto him by the voice of his servants, and authorized him to minister in his name. Orson Pratt
God You Man Unless Minister Voice Spoken Name Unto Him His Authorized Any Suffer Servants
A true servant of God will never teach a false doctrine. He will never deny new revelation. He never will tell you that the canon of scripture is full, or that the New Testament is the last revelation ever intended to be given to man. Orson Pratt
God You Man Will Tell Given Never He True New Doctrine Revelation Testament False Deny Intended New Testament Canon Scripture Teach Full Servant Ever Last
It was seldom that I attended any religious meetings, as my parents had not much faith in and were never so unfortunate as to unite themselves with any of the religious sects. Orson Pratt
Faith Parents Meetings Religious Seldom Never Had Attended Were Any Unfortunate Themselves Much Unite
On the 1st day of December, 1830, I was confirmed, and in accordance with the word of the Lord I was ordained an Elder under the hands of the Prophet. Orson Pratt
Day Word Prophet Lord Accordance Hands December Ordained Confirmed Elder
A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that of the curious, a scarce one; in that of men of sense, a useful and instructive one. Oswald Chambers
Good Book Language Men Sense Scarce Curious Good Book Useful
Zeal is very blind, or badly regulated, when it encroaches upon the rights of others. Pasquier Quesnel
Rights Others Badly Blind Very Zeal
The truth only irritates those it enlightens, but does not convert. Pasquier Quesnel
Truth Those Only Does Irritates Convert Enlightens
If my tongue were trained to measures, I would sing a stirring song. Paul Tillich
Song Would Sing Were Stirring Trained Measures Tongue
Therefore the elect shall go forth... to see the torments of the impious, seeing which they will not be grieved, but will be satiated with joy at the sight of the unutterable calamity of the impious. Peter Lombard
Joy Will Sight See Seeing Shall Calamity Go Which Elect Forth Therefore
The living Church of the redeemed is his book. He founded a religion of the living spirit, not of a written code, like the Mosaic law. Yet his words and deeds are recorded by as honest and reliable witnesses as ever put pen to paper. Philip Schaff
Religion Book Words Law Church Living Paper Pen Reliable Spirit Recorded He Written Put Mosaic Like Redeemed Witnesses His Deeds Code Ever Founded Honest
The New Testament presents, in its way, the same union of the divine and human as the person of Christ. In this sense also 'the word became flesh, and dwells among us.' Philip Schaff
Word Christ Sense Way Divine New Also Became Testament Person New Testament Same Human Dwells Us Flesh Union Among Presents
To the first class belong the Gospels and Acts; to the second, the Epistles; to the third, the Revelation. Philip Schaff
Religion Class First First Class Gospels Revelation Acts Second Belong Third
Sense is a line, the mind is a circle. Sense is like a line which is the flux of a point running out from itself, but intellect like a circle that keeps within itself. Ralph Cudworth
Mind Circle Sense Flux Out Running Point Like Within Line Intellect Itself Which Keeps
Knowledge is not a passion from without the mind, but an active exertion of the inward strength, vigor and power of the mind, displaying itself from within. Ralph Cudworth
Strength Knowledge Passion Mind Power Active Inward Within Without Exertion Itself Vigor Displaying
Now all the knowledge and wisdom that is in creatures, whether angels or men, is nothing else but a participation of that one eternal, immutable and increased wisdom of God. Ralph Cudworth
Wisdom God Knowledge Men Nothing Increased Else Immutable Angels Participation Whether Eternal Now Creatures
In the context of Quaker worship, it is perfectly appropriate for any person in the congregation to speak a timely word from the Lord. Richard Foster
Speak Word Appropriate Worship Perfectly Quaker Lord Context Timely Person Any Congregation
We all learn submission because we all have 'bosses', whether we're presidents of companies or not. The easiest place to learn it is in family. Richard Foster
Family Submission Presidents Easiest Bosses Learn Because Whether Place Companies
In spiritual direction there is absolutely no domination or control. Richard Foster
Spiritual Control Direction Absolutely Domination
Supremely, spiritual directors/mentors/pastors are persons who have a sense of being 'established' in God. Otherwise they are too dangerous to be allowed into the soul space of others. Richard Foster
God Spiritual Soul Dangerous Space Sense Too Others Otherwise Allowed Supremely Established Being Persons Who
He that goeth about to persuade a multitude that they are not so well governed as they ought to be shall never want attentive and favorable hearers. Richard Hooker
Ought Favorable About Shall Never He Attentive Well Governed Want Persuade Multitude
To live by one man's will becomes the cause of all misery. Richard Hooker
Man Cause Will Live Misery Becomes To Live By
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