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“Surely modesty never hurt any cause; and the confidence of man seems to me to be much like the wrath of man.”

Men Seems Causes Hurt Confidence Modesty Wrath

Book: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

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

“The covetous man heaps up riches, not to enjoy them, but to have them; and starves himself in the midst of plenty, and most unnaturally cheats and robs himself of that which is his own; and makes a hard shift, to be as poor and miserable with a great estate, as any man can be without it.”

Men Hard Enjoy Poor Riches Miserable Plenty Midst Cheat Estates Covetousness

Book: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 Principal Matters

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 Principal Matters

“The gospel chargeth us with piety towards God, and justice and charity to men, and temperance and chastity in reference to ourselves.”

Men Justice Duty Charity Piety Chastity Temperance

Book:Sermons Preach'd Upon Several Occasions: By John Tillotson, D.D. Dean of Canterbury, Preacher to the Honourable Society of Lincolns-Inn, and One of His Majesties Chaplains in Ordinary. The First Volume

Source: Sermons Preach'd Upon Several Occasions: By John Tillotson, D.D. Dean of Canterbury, Preacher to the Honourable Society of Lincolns-Inn, and One of His Majesties Chaplains in Ordinary. The First Volume

“If people would but provide for eternity with the same solicitude and real care as they do for this life, they could not fail of heaven.”

People Ifs Real Care Heaven Failing Eternity This Life Solicitude

Author:John Tillotson

“We anticipate our own happiness, and eat out the heart and sweetness of worldly pleasures by delightful forethought of them.”

Heart Pleasure Sweetness Delightful Worldly Anticipate Forethought Worldly Pleasures

Author:John Tillotson

“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

Author:John Tillotson

“When a man has once forfeited the reputation of his integrity, he is set fast, and nothing will then serve his turn, neither truth nor falsehood.”

Men Turns Integrity Reputation Falsehood

Book:The works of Dr. John Tillotson ... with the life of the author

Source: The works of Dr. John Tillotson ... with the life of the author

“Fear is that passion which hath the greatest power over us, and by which God and His laws take the surest hold of us.”

Law Passion Fear

Book: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

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

“Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy; but he that can moderate these affections will find ease in his mind.”

Mind Hatred Affection Ease Moderates Malice Uneasy Fretting

Author:John Tillotson

“Great is the advantage of patience.”

Advantage Patience

Author:John Tillotson

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