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“Tis not for us to warn a wilful sinner; We stay him not, but let him run his course, Till by misfortunes rous'd, his conscience wakes, And prompts him to appease th' offended gods.”

Running Courses Conscience Sinner Misfortunes Offended Prompts Appease

Book:The Comedies of Aristophanes: Preface. The clouds. The wasps. The discat turned gentleman

Source: The Comedies of Aristophanes: Preface. The clouds. The wasps. The discat turned gentleman

“Some laborers have hard hands, and old sinners have brawny consciences.”

Hard Hands Conscience Sinner Laborers

Author:Anne Bradstreet

“The most reckless sinner against his own conscience has always in the background the consolation that he will go on in this course only this time, or only so long, but that at such a time he will amend. We may be assured that we do not stand clear with our own consciences so long as we determine or project, or even hold it possible, at some future time to alter our course of action.”

May Long Action Courses Clear Goes On Projects Conscience Determine Backgrounds Sinner Consolation Assured Reckless Future Time

Author:Johann Gottlieb Fichte

“A sturdy, hardened sinner shall advance to the utmost pitch of impiety, with less reluctance than he took the first step while his conscience was yet vigilant and tender.”

Firsts Sin Steps Conscience Sinner First Steps Vigilant Hardened Reluctance Sturdy

Author:Francis Atterbury

“The longer men sin, the more easily they can; for every act of transgression weakens conscience, stupefies intellect, hardens hearts, adds force to bad habits, and takes force from good example. And, surely, there is nothing in such associations; as wicked affinities will insure to the sinner in the future state, to incline him to repentance.”

Men Heart States Force Sin Example Habit Conscience Add Intellect Wicked Sinner Repentance Association Bad Habits Affinity Good Examples Transgression Incline

Author:Edward Thomson

“The fatuous idea that a person can be holy by himself denies God the pleasure of saving sinners. God must therefore first take the sledge-hammer of the Law in His fists and smash the beast of self-righteousness and its brood of self-confidence, self wisdom, and self-help. When the conscience has been thoroughly frightened by the Law it welcomes the Gospel of grace with its message of a Savior Who came-not to break the bruised reed nor to quench the smoking flax-but to preach glad tidings to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, and to grant forgiveness of sins to all the captives.”

“God's justice stands forever against the sinner in utter severity. The vague and tenuous hope that God is 'too kind' to punish the ungodly has become deadly opiate for the consciences of millions. It hushes their fears and allows them to practice all pleasant forms of iniquity while death draws everyday nearer and the command to repent goes unregarded. As responsible moral beings, we dare not so trifle with our eternal future.”

Kind Form Justice Moral Practice Millions Forever Eternal Draws Conscience Responsible Everyday Dare Command Pleasant Sinner Vague Repent Trifles Severity Iniquity Opiates

Book:The Knowledge of the Holy

Source: The Knowledge of the Holy

“Be cold, sober, wise, circumspect. Keep yourself low by the ground avoiding high questions. Expound the Law truly and open the veil of Moses to condemn all flesh and prove all men sinners, and set at broach the mercy of our Lord Jesus, and let wounded consciences drink of Him.”

Men Law Jesus Lord Wise Cold Drink Prove Lows Conscience Mercy Flesh Sinner Wounded Avoiding Sober Veils Our Lord Moses

Author:William Tyndale

“You should not believe your conscience and your feelings more than the word which the Lord who receives sinners preaches to you.”

Should Believe Feelings Lord Conscience Sinner

Author:Martin Luther

“Nothing makes one so vain as being told that one is a sinner.”

Sin Conscience Vanity Vain Sinner

Book:The Picture of Dorian Gray (with an Essay by Jules Barbey D'Aurevilly)

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray (with an Essay by Jules Barbey D'Aurevilly)

“The first and greatest punishment of the sinner is the conscience of sin.”

Firsts Sin Conscience Philosophical Punishment Sinner

Author:Seneca the Younger

“In hell, sinners shall forever lay all the blame on their own wills. Hell is a rational torment by conscience.”

Hell Forever Conscience Blame Lays Rational Sinner Torment

Author:Richard Baxter

“All the tears of a penitent sinner, should he shed as many as there have fallen drops of rain, since the creation, to this day, cannot wash away one sin. The everLasting burnings in hell, cannot purify the flaming conscience, from the least sin.”

Should Has Beens Sin Hell Creation Tears Conscience Rain Burning Fallen Sinner Shed Everlasting Burning In Hell

Author:John Flavel

“A holy and heavenly life is a continual pain to the consciences of sinners around you and continually solicits them to change their course.”

Pain Life Is Courses Holy Conscience Sinner Heavenly

Book:The saint's everlasting rest: or, A treatise on the blessed state of the saints, in their enjoyment of God in Heaven [abridged by B. Fawcett]. Also, A call to the unconverted, by R. Baxter. To which are added, A serious address to penitents, by J. Fletcher, also Alleine's Alarm (to unconverted sinners).

Source: The saint's everlasting rest: or, A treatise on the blessed state of the saints, in their enjoyment of God in Heaven [abridged by B. Fawcett]. Also, A call to the unconverted, by R. Baxter. To which are added, A serious address to penitents, by J. Fletcher, also Alleine's Alarm (to unconverted sinners).