"TO fear God, is one of the first and greatest Duties of his rational Creatures."

God, Fear, First

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"TO fear God, is one of the first and greatest Duties of his rational Creatures."

God, Fear, First

"A Failure in this Duty did once involve our Nation in all the Horrors of Rebellion and Civil War."

War, Failure, Duty, Nation

"THIS Duty implies that we should affectionately interest ourselves in whatever concerns the Honour, the Fame and Security of our Sovereign and his Government."

Government, Duty, Fame, Interest

"LET us honour the King by cherishing respectful Sentiments concerning him; speaking of him with Affection, with Esteem and Reverence; and by promoting a like Spirit and Conduct in others."

Affection, Spirit

"If notwithstanding, a Rebellion of the same Kind now afflicts this Country, we should not infer that this Institution is useless, or should be laid aside; but just the Reverse."

Country, Now, Rebellion

"That some Forms of Government are preferable to others, cannot be doubted; yet neither our Saviour, nor his Apostles have decided where that Preference is due."

Government,

"IT may be proper to observe further, that this Duty is not confined to those who live under any one particular Form of Government: It extends to the Subjects of all regular States, lawfully established."

Duty, May, states

"All the dark, malevolent Passions of the Soul are roused and exerted; its mild and amiable affections are suppressed; and with them, virtuous Principles are laid prostrate."

Soul, Principles

"A State infinitely worse than that which the most inflamed Zealot, the most violent Republican or Enthusiast even pretended to dread before the Rebellion commenced."

Rebellion, Republican, State

"It is the Band which unites the Interests of Individuals; it secures to them their respective Rights, and preserves them from Injuries; it is the Source of numberless Blessings, which are interrupted, or wholly vanish, the Moment it is disturbed."

Blessing, Blessings, Rights

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"It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God."

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"Conscience is God present in man."

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"God has given you one face, and you make yourself another."

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"I gave in, and admitted that God was God."

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"It is quite true, as some poets said, that the God who created man must have had a sinister sense of humor, creating him a reasonable being, yet forcing him to take this ridiculous posture, and driving him with blind craving for this ridiculous performance."

David Herbert Lawrence, English Writer

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"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him."

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