He that has doctrinal knowledge and speculation only, without affection, never is engaged in the business of religion.
タグ: theology, religion, doctrine, affections

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The happiness of the creature consists in rejoicing in God, by which also God is magnified and exalted.
タグ: creature, which, god, happiness
True liberty consists only in the power of doing what we ought to will, and in not being constrained to do what we ought not to will.
タグ: doing, true, will, power
The best, most beautiful, and most perfect way that we have of expressing a sweet concord of mind to each other is by music.
タグ: most-beautiful, music, beautiful, best
The way to Heaven is ascending; we must be content to travel uphill, though it be hard and tiresome, and contrary to the natural bias of our flesh.
タグ: hard, way, heaven, travel
Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly, and strongly incline to prayer; and it no less disposes the heart strongly to desire to have our infinitely glorious.
タグ: believe, heart, prayer, god, friendship
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