Religious Sayings
42 sayings found from the Early Modern era from 42 authors
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Their prayer books and Talmudic writings, in which such idolatry, lies, cursing, and blasphemy are taught, should be taken from them.
Make mercy your mosque and devotion your prayer mat.
This is not laid down on human authority; it is God who speaks and prescribes a perpetual rule for his Church.
For a long time I was restless. Now, however, behold how through my effort God is being celebrated in astronomy.
terror is the primary principle of religion.
Oh continue to love me–never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved. Ever thine. Ever mine. Ever ours.
On land, on sea, at home abroad, I smoke my pipe and worship God.
Therefore, we must find a better way to explain the apparent motion of the heavens, which is so complicated and irregular.
God works wonders now and then; Behold! a lawyer, an honest man!
Religion is an excellent thing for keeping the common people quiet.
I conceive slavery to be such a thing as is odious to the God of love.
I have reformed the church, but I cannot reform the faith.
God grants victory to perseverance.
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
God is the same God, always and everywhere.
Why do you write to me, to a sinful man, when you yourself are a holy man?
The moral law is holy.
The light of natural reason is sufficient to give us a clear and distinct conception of God.
The right of all sovereigns is derived from the people, not from God.
God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.