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It is not fit the public trusts should be lodged in the hands of any, till they are first proved and found fit for the business they are to be entrusted with.

— Matthew Henry

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Here is bread, which strengthens man's heart, and therefore called the staff of life.

He rolls it under his tongue as a sweet morsel.

It is common for those that are farthest from God, to boast themselves most of their being near to the Church.

It is good news, worthy of all acceptation; and yet not too good to be true.

The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve the purity of it.

Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

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