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O that our hearts were enlarged in love to God, that we might turn inward, to the blessed comforter, that the blessed Jesus said the Father would send.

~Elias Hicks

Topics: Blessed Father God Hearts Inward Jesus Love Might Our Said Send Turn Were Would

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The fulness of the godhead dwelt in every blade of grass.

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Topics: Blade Every Grass

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We have met on a solemn occasion, and in this crowded assembly there is one thing that appears important, that is, for every one of us to be still, that if any thing should he said, every one may the better hear.

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Topics: Any Appears Assembly Better Crowded Every He Hear Important May Met Occasion One Thing Said Should Solemn Still Thing Us

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In reading the scriptures of truth, we often put wrong constructions upon them, and apply them improperly; and I apprehend it has often been the case in relation to this portion, particularly that part in relation to man's seeking out many inventions.

~Elias Hicks

Topics: Apply Apprehend Been Case Inventions Man Many Often Out Part Particularly Portion Put Reading Relation Scriptures Seeking Them Truth Wrong

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And so about many other things of the same nature, we are trying to make people believe these things, and we make creeds of them; and thus we continue to do our own will, which is the ground of all sin.

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Topics: About Believe Continue Creeds Ground Make Many Nature Other Our Own People Same Sin Them Things Thus Trying Which Will

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And yet you see the weakness of external evidence-and outward miracles; they were not sufficient to make true believers, or to make the Israelites believe that Jesus was their promised Messiah.

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Topics: Believe Believers External Jesus Make Messiah Miracles Outward Promised See Sufficient True Weakness Were You

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There was nothing then but the revelation of the spirit-of God that could make any of the Israelites understand and believe that he was their proper Messiah.

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Topics: Any Believe Could God He Make Messiah Nothing Proper Revelation Then Understand

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That I feel a desire, my friends, that we in this latter day of the world, in which light is fast spreading, that we should be willing to attend to those portions of the Scriptures of truth that direct us home to the foundation.

~Elias Hicks

Topics: Attend Day Desire Direct Fast Feel Foundation Friends Home Latter Light Portions Scriptures Should Spreading Those Truth Us Which Willing World I Feel

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It was of the greatest moment, and consequence, that they should believe in him when he came, for they could receive no benefit from him without believing him to be their Messiah.

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Topics: Believe Believing Benefit Came Consequence Could Greatest He Him Messiah Moment Receive Should Without

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What encouragement the apostle holds out to us. O my friends, that we might leave all our pretensions, and come to the truth in our own hearts.

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Topics: Apostle Come Encouragement Friends Hearts Holds Leave Might Our Out Own Truth Us

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Clergyman

Born: March 19th, 1748

Died: February 27th, 1830

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