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    In that temple of silence and reconciliation where the enmities
    of twenty generations lie buried, in the Great Abbey, which has
    during many ages afforded a quiet resting-place to those whose
    minds and bodies have been shattered by the contentions of the
    Great Hall.

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When once thy foot enters the church, be bare.
God is more there than thou: for thou art there
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When once thy foot enters the church, be bare.
God is more there than thou: for thou art there
Only by his permission. Then beware,
That leads from earth to heaven.

by George Herbert Found in: Churches Quotes,
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As like a church and an ale-house, God and the devell, they manie
times dwell neere to ether.

As like a church and an ale-house, God and the devell, they manie
times dwell neere to ether.

by Thomas Nash (nashe) Found in: Churches Quotes,
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"What is a church?" Let Truth and reason speak,
They would reply, "The faithful, pure and meek,
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"What is a church?" Let Truth and reason speak,
They would reply, "The faithful, pure and meek,
From Christian folds, the one selected race,
Of all professions, and in every place."

by George Crabbe Found in: Churches Quotes,
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Oh! St. Patrick was a gentleman,
Who came of decent people;
He built a church in Dublin read more

Oh! St. Patrick was a gentleman,
Who came of decent people;
He built a church in Dublin town,
And on it put a steeple.

by Henry Bennett Found in: Churches Quotes,
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God never had a church but there, men say,
The devil a chapel hath raised by some wiles,
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God never had a church but there, men say,
The devil a chapel hath raised by some wiles,
I doubted of this saw, till on a day
I westward spied great Edinburgh's Saint Giles.

by William Drummond (1) Found in: Churches Quotes,
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Where God hath a temple, the devil will have a chapel.

Where God hath a temple, the devil will have a chapel.

by Robert Burton Found in: Churches Quotes,
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It is common for those that are farthest from God, to boast
themselves most of their being near to read more

It is common for those that are farthest from God, to boast
themselves most of their being near to the Church.

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"What is a church?"--Our honest sexton tells,
'Tis a tall building, with a tower and bells.

"What is a church?"--Our honest sexton tells,
'Tis a tall building, with a tower and bells.

by George Crabbe Found in: Churches Quotes,
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Where Christ erecteth his church, the divell in the same
church-yarde will have his chappell.

Where Christ erecteth his church, the divell in the same
church-yarde will have his chappell.

by Richard Bancroft Found in: Churches Quotes,
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