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If God were not a necessary Being of Himself, He might almost seem to be made for the use and benefit of men.
John Tillotson
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John Tillotson
Age: 64 †
Born: 1630
Born: October 10
Died: 1694
Died: November 22
Archbishop Of Canterbury
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Integrity gains strength by use.
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They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the most observed.
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Convulsive anger storms at large or pale And silent, settles into full revenge.
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Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best.
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Every man hath greater assurance that God is good and just than he can have of any subtle speculations about predestination and the decrees of God.
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Wickedness is a kind of voluntary frenzy, and a chosen distraction.
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