Same religion that saves - Damns You

Same religion that saves - Damns You

So 'ere the storm of war broke out,
Religion spawn'd a various rout
Of petulant capricious sects,
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So 'ere the storm of war broke out,
Religion spawn'd a various rout
Of petulant capricious sects,
That maggots of corrupted texts,
That first run all religion down,
And after every swarm its own.

He who angers you conquers you.

He who angers you conquers you.

The crooked end obedient spirits draws,
The pointed, those rebels who spurn at Christian laws.
[Lat., Curva read more

The crooked end obedient spirits draws,
The pointed, those rebels who spurn at Christian laws.
[Lat., Curva trahit mites, pars pungit acuta rebelles.]

The people to whom your fathers told of the living God, and taught to call 'Father,' and whom the sons read more

The people to whom your fathers told of the living God, and taught to call 'Father,' and whom the sons now seek to despoil and destroy, are crying aloud to Him in their time of trouble; and He will keep His promise, and will listen to the voices of His Hawaiian children lamenting for their homes.

There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and
true religion.

There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and
true religion.

People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

On the whole we must repeat the often repeated saying, that it is
unworthy a religious man to view read more

On the whole we must repeat the often repeated saying, that it is
unworthy a religious man to view an irreligious one either with
alarm or aversion; or with any other feeling than regret, and
hope, and brotherly commiseration.

The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.