The body of all true religion consists, to be sure, in obedience
to the will of the Sovereign of read more

The body of all true religion consists, to be sure, in obedience
to the will of the Sovereign of the world, in a confidence in His
declarations, and in imitation of His perfections.

The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown
To saints whose lives are better than his own.

The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown
To saints whose lives are better than his own.

I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.

I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.

The greatest vicissitude of things amongst men, is the
vicissitude of sects and religions.

The greatest vicissitude of things amongst men, is the
vicissitude of sects and religions.

I fear one day I'll meet God, he'll sneeze and I won't know what to say.

I fear one day I'll meet God, he'll sneeze and I won't know what to say.

G-- knows I'm no the thing I should be,
Nor am I even the thing I could be,
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G-- knows I'm no the thing I should be,
Nor am I even the thing I could be,
But twenty times I rather would be
An atheist clean,
Than under gospel colours hid be,
Just for a screen.

People differ in their discourse and profession about these
matters, but men of sense are really but of one read more

People differ in their discourse and profession about these
matters, but men of sense are really but of one religion
. . . "What religion?" . . . the Earl said, "Men of sense never
tell it."

Suppose we've chosen the wrong god

Suppose we've chosen the wrong god

Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.

Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.