Many man's scruples lie almost wholly about obedience to authority and compliance with indifferent customs, but very seldom about the dangers of… — John Tillotson Authority Copy Share Image
Take away God and religion, and men live to no purpose, without proposing any worthy end of life to themselves. — John Tillotson End of life Copy Share Image
Let no man deceive you with vain words or vain hopes or false notions of a slight and sudden repentance. As if… — John Tillotson Cold Copy Share Image
And as for Pleasure, there is little in this World that is true and sincere, besides the Pleasure of doing our Duty,… — John Tillotson Doing good Copy Share Image
The crafty person is always in danger; and when they think they walk in the dark, all their pretenses are transparent. — John Tillotson Crafty Copy Share Image
Wickedness is a kind of voluntary frenzy, and a chosen distraction. — John Tillotson Chosen Copy Share Image
If people would but provide for eternity with the same solicitude and real care as they do for this life, they could… — John Tillotson Care Copy Share Image
Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out. It is always near at hand, and sits upon… — John Tillotson Consistent Copy Share Image
If they be principles evident of themselves, they need nothing to evidence them. — John Tillotson Evidence Copy Share Image
The true ground of most men's prejudice against the Christian doctrine is because they have no mind to obey it. — John Tillotson Christian Copy Share Image
If our souls be immortal, this makes amends for the frailties of life and the sufferings of this state. — John Tillotson Amends Copy Share Image
There is little pleasure in the world that is true and sincere beside the pleasure of doing our duty and doing good. — John Tillotson Doing good Copy Share Image
True wisdom is a thing very extraordinary. Happy are they that have it: and next to them, not those many that think… — John Tillotson Defects Copy Share Image
Every man hath greater assurance that God is good and just than he can have of any subtle speculations about predestination and… — John Tillotson Assurance Copy Share Image
Of some calamity we can have no relief but from God alone; and what would men do, in such a case if… — John Tillotson Calamity Copy Share Image
For a Man cannot believe a Miracle without relying upon Sense, nor Transubstantiation without renouncing it. So that never were any two… — John Tillotson Believe Copy Share Image
He who provides for this life, but takes no care for eternity, is wise for a moment, but a fool forever. — John Tillotson Care Copy Share Image
Piety and virtue are not only delightful for the present, but they leave peace and contentment behind them. — John Tillotson Behinds Copy Share Image
Wisdom and understanding are synonymous words; they consist of two propositions, which are not distinct in sense, but one and the same… — John Tillotson Learning Copy Share Image
When men live as if there were no God, it becomes expedient for them that there should be none. — John Tillotson Atheism Copy Share Image
Sincerity is to speak as we think, to do as we pretend and profess, to perform and make good what we promise,… — John Tillotson Promise Copy Share Image
The little and short sayings of nice And excellent men are of great value, like the dust of gold, or the least… — John Tillotson Diamond Copy Share Image
Some things will not bear much zeal; and the more earnest we are about them, the less we recommend ourselves to the… — John Tillotson Bears Copy Share Image
Whatever convenience may be thought to be in falsehood and dissimulation, it is soon over; but the inconvenience of it is perpetual,… — John Tillotson Convenience Copy Share Image
