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“At length corruption, like a general flood (So long by watchful ministers withstood), Shall deluge all; and avarice, creeping on, Spread like a low-born mist, and blot the sun.”

Long Born Sun Lows Corruption Spread Ministers Length Flood Mist Avarice Deluge

Book:The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope

Source: The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope

“Another observation, in a former letter of yours, has not escaped my remembrance – the three lessons which a minister has to learn: 1. Humility. 2. Humility. 3. Humility. How long are we learning the true nature of Christianity!”

Long Three Christianity Humility Lessons Letters Observation Former Ministers Remembrance True Nature

Book:Memoirs of the Life of the Rev. Charles Simeon, Late Senior Fellow of King's College and Minister of Trinity Church, Cambridge: With a Selection from His Writings and Correspondence

Source: Memoirs of the Life of the Rev. Charles Simeon, Late Senior Fellow of King's College and Minister of Trinity Church, Cambridge: With a Selection from His Writings and Correspondence

“I am not the only one that condemns the idle; for once when I was going to give our minister a pretty long list of the sins of one of our people that he was asking after, I began with, "He's dreadfully lazy." "That's enough," said the old gentleman; " all sorts of sins are in that one.”

People Giving Long Said Enough Sin Asking Lists Ministers Gentleman Lazy Laziness Idle Enough Said

Book:John Ploughman's Talks

Source: John Ploughman's Talks

“Ah. My story. Are you certain you wish to hear it? It is long, unlikely, and remarkably unedifying -- shameful, even, to come from a minister's lips. Blasphemous, too, properly regarded.”

Long Stories Certain Wish Lips Ministers Unlikely Shameful

Book:We Never Talk about My Brother

Source: We Never Talk about My Brother

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