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Drunkenness is an immoderate affection and use of drink. That I call immoderation that is besides or beyond that order of good things for which God hath given us the use of drink.

— Jeremy Taylor

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Charity is the great channel through which God passes all his mercy upon mankind.

Holy Dying (1651)

Whoever persecutes a disagreeing person, arms all the world against himself, and all pious people of his own persuasion.

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Faith, hope, and charity are the best weapons in the world to fight against intemperance.

Holy Living (1650)

No man speaks more unreasonably, then he that denies to men the use of their Reason in choice of their Religion.

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Nothing is to be esteemed evil which God and nature have fixed with eternal sanction.

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