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> [“But because this man listens and that man scoffs, and most are enamored of the blandishments of vice rather than the wholesome severity of virtue, the people of Christ, whatever be their condition—whether they be kings, princes, judges, soldiers, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schaff/but-because-this-man-listens-and-that-man-scoffs-and-most-are/)

[Philip Schaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-schaff/)

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## More by Philip Schaff

> [“Luther, the hero of Worms, the champion of the sacred rights of conscience, was, in words, the most violent, but in practice, the least…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schaff/luther-the-hero-of-worms-the-champion-of-the-sacred-rights-of/)

[Philip Schaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-schaff/)

> [“Some plant wild fig trees near cultivated fig trees, and there are others who, to remedy the weakness of the productive fig tree of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schaff/some-plant-wild-fig-trees-near-cultivated-fig-trees-and-there-are/)

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> [The apostolic writings are of three kinds: historical, didactic, and prophetic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schaff/the-apostolic-writings-are-of-three-kinds-historical-didactic-and/)

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> [“Henceforth we find woman no longer a slave of man and tool of lust, but the pride and joy of her husband, the fond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schaff/henceforth-we-find-woman-no-longer-a-slave-of-man-and-tool-of-lust/)

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> [“Paul was the only scholar among the apostles. He never displays his learning, considering it of no account as compared with the excellency of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schaff/paul-was-the-only-scholar-among-the-apostles-he-never-displays-his/)

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> [One man with truth on his side is stronger than a majority in error, and will conquer in the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schaff/one-man-with-truth-on-his-side-is-stronger-than-a-majority-in-error/)

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> [“Calvinism emphasizes divine sovereignty and free grace; Arminianism emphasizes human responsibility. The one restricts the saving grace to the elect: the other extends it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schaff/calvinism-emphasizes-divine-sovereignty-and-free-grace-arminianism/)

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> [Who touches money touches dirt; and the less religion has to do with it, the better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schaff/who-touches-money-touches-dirt-and-the-less-religion-has-to-do-with/)

[Philip Schaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-schaff/)

> [The person of Christ is to me the greatest and surest of all facts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schaff/the-person-of-christ-is-to-me-the-greatest-and-surest-of-all-facts/)

[Philip Schaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-schaff/)

> [The style of the Bible in general is singularly adapted to men of every class and grade of culture, affording the child the simple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schaff/the-style-of-the-bible-in-general-is-singularly-adapted-to-men-of/)

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> [“Calvin sets the absolute sovereignty of God and the infallibility of the Bible over against the pretended sovereignty and infallibility of the pope. Fearing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schaff/calvin-sets-the-absolute-sovereignty-of-god-and-the-infallibility-of/)

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> [“If ever a monk got to heaven by monkery," says Luther, "I ought to have gotten there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schaff/if-ever-a-monk-got-to-heaven-by-monkery-says-luther-i-ought-to-have/)

[Philip Schaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-schaff/)

> [The resurrection of Christ is therefore emphatically a test question upon which depends the truth or falsehood of the Christian religion. It is either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schaff/the-resurrection-of-christ-is-therefore-emphatically-a-test-question/)

[Philip Schaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-schaff/)

> [In our country we ask no toleration for religion and its free exercise, but we claim it as an inalienable right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schaff/in-our-country-we-ask-no-toleration-for-religion-and-its-free/)

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> [It is more than a book, it is an institution which rules the Christian world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schaff/it-is-more-than-a-book-it-is-an-institution-which-rules-the-christian/)

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