Jeremy Taylor on Religion
1613–1667 England
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No man speaks more unreasonably, then he that denies to men the use of their Reason in choice of their Religion.
Θεολογία Εκλεκτική: Of the Liberty of Prophesying (1647)
To abstain from sin when a man cannot sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it.
No sin is small. It is a sin against an infinite God, and may have consequences immeasurable. No grain of sand is small in the mechanism of a watch.
We should carry up our affections to the mansions prepared for us above, where eternity is the measure, felicity the state, angels the company, the Lamb the light, and God the inheritance and portion of His people forever.
The way to judge of religion is by doing our duty; and theology is rather a Divine life than a Divine knowledge. In heaven, indeed, we must first see, and then love; but here, on earth, we must first love, and love will open our eyes as well as our hearts; and we shall then, see and perceive, and understand.