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Just as a son, to be a son of man, must be of the same nature and spirit of his father; so with the sons of God, and so it will be with all who are born of the spirit of God.

~Elias Hicks

Topics: Born Father God His Just Man Must Nature Same Son Sons Spirit Who Will

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We learn this by the precepts that Jesus left. He observed that the people were looking outward, and assured them that the kingdom of God cometh not with outward observation; and for this reason, that it was only to be known in man.

~Elias Hicks

Topics: Assured Cometh God He Jesus Kingdom Known Learn Left Looking Man Observation Observed Only Outward People Precepts Reason Them Were

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But if we continue in sin, and rebel and harden our hearts, we shall become so inured and fixed in it, that it will be natural, and we shall choose it from time to time.

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Topics: Become Choose Continue Fixed From Time To Time Harden Hearts Natural Our Rebel Shall Sin Time Will

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And if we are in this state, if we had an eternity of probation, what reason have we to suppose that we should profit by it - if we had ever so long a time to chose for ourselves we should pursue our own will, to gratify our carnal I desires.

~Elias Hicks

Topics: Carnal Chose Desires Eternity Ever Gratify Had Long Our Ourselves Own Probation Profit Pursue Reason Should State Suppose Time Will

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You know that we have a great variety of ways to gratify our own desires.

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Topics: Desires Gratify Great Know Our Own Variety Ways You

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Therefore, don't let sinners take courage to think they will be favoured like the thief on the cross; for we see on the other side, they may be like the hardened one, and reproach death itself.

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Topics: Courage Cross Death Hardened Itself Like May Other Reproach See Side Sinners Take Therefore Thief Think Will

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Then, certainly, to be a Christian is to love God above all, and our neighbour as ourselves.

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Topics: Above Certainly Christian God Love Neighbour Our Ourselves Then To Love

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People talk about revelation, and say it has ceased; but what ignorance it bespeaks, when man knows not the least thing on earth without revelation.

~Elias Hicks

Topics: About Earth Ignorance Knows Least Man People Revelation Say Talk Thing Without

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I delight not in spreading any thing mysterious, for I consider it all lost time; but the things that all of us can see and know if we will.

~Elias Hicks

Topics: Any Consider Delight Know Lost Mysterious See Spreading Thing Things Time Us Will

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To this light, then, would I recommend all, with mine own soul, - to this sure way of salvation.

~Elias Hicks

Topics: Light Mine Own Recommend Salvation Soul Sure Sure Way Then Way Would

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Clergyman

Born: March 19th, 1748

Died: February 27th, 1830

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