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Archbishop of Canterbury

John Tillotson was a prominent religious leader in England, serving as the Archbishop of Canterbury. He lived during the 17th century and passed away on November 22, 1694. Tillotson is known for his theological writings and contributions to the church.

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Famous John Tillotson Quotes

“Whatever convenience may be thought to be in falsehood and dissimulation, it is soon over; but the inconvenience of it is perpetual, because it brings a man under everlasting jealousy and suspicion, so that he is not believed when he speaks the truth, nor trusted when perhaps he means honestly.”

Men May Mean Speak Honestly Perpetual Trusted Falsehood Suspicion Everlasting Convenience Speak The Truth Inconvenience

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“There is one way whereby we may secure our riches, and make sure friends to ourselves of them,--by laying them out in charity.”

Way May Charity Riches Secure One Way

Book:The works of the most reverend Dr. John Tillotson ...

Source: The works of the most reverend Dr. John Tillotson ...

“We have no cause to be ashamed of the Gospel of Christ; but the Gospel of Christ may justly be ashamed of us.”

May Causes Christ Ashamed

Book:Arch-Bishop Tillotson's: Several Discourfes

Source: Arch-Bishop Tillotson's: Several Discourfes

“How often might a man, after he had jumbled a set of letters in a bag, fling them out upon the ground before they would fall into an exact poem, yea, or so much as make a good discourse in prose? And may not a little book be as easily made by chance as this great volume of the world?”

Source: The works of the most reverend Dr. John Tillotson, late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: containing fifty four sermons and discourses on several occasions. Together with The Rule of Faith. Being all that were published by His Grace himself and now collected into one volume, to which is added an alphabetical table of the principle matter