John Tillotson
John Tillotson
John Tillotsonwas the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury from 1691 to 1694...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionTheologian
real opportunity blessing
Wealth and riches, that is, an estate above what sufficeth our real occasions and necessities, is in no other sense a 'blessing' than as it is an opportunity put into our hands, by the providence of God, of doing more good.
heart light each-day
Fill each day with light and heart.
may causes christ
We have no cause to be ashamed of the Gospel of Christ; but the Gospel of Christ may justly be ashamed of us.
two human-nature shame
There are two restraints which God has laid upon human nature, shame and fear; shame is the weaker, and has place only in those in whom there are some reminders of virtue.
men thinking quality
If the show of any thing be good for any thing, I am sure sincerity is better; for why does any man dissemble, or seem to be that which he is not, but because he thinks it good to have such a quality as he pretends to?
lying men church
Many man's scruples lie almost wholly about obedience to authority and compliance with indifferent customs, but very seldom about the dangers of disobedience and unpeaceableness and rending in pieces the Church of Christ by needless separations and endless divisions.
art hype deception
The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less effective to the user.
liberty highest
They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the most observed.
men benefits might
If God were not a necessary Being of Himself, He might almost seem to be made for the use and benefit of men.
forgiving mind able
To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reason, and to forgive it of a great mind.
christian men wicked
Next to the wicked lives of men, nothing is so great a disparagement and weakening to religion as the divisions of Christians.
men way
There is no readier way for a man to bring his own worth into question than by endeavoring to detract from the worth of other men.
men sick heaven
Let no man deceive you with vain words or vain hopes or false notions of a slight and sudden repentance. As if heaven were a hospital founded on purpose to receive all sick and maimed persons that, when they can live no longer to the lusts of the flesh and the sinful pleasures of this world, can but put up a cold and formal petition to be admitted there. No, no, as sure as God is true, they shall never see the Kingdom of God who, instead of seeking it in the first place, make it their last refuge and retreat.
men decree subtle
Every man hath greater assurance that God is good and just than he can have of any subtle speculations about predestination and the decrees of God.