John Tillotson
John Tillotson
John Tillotsonwas the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury from 1691 to 1694...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionTheologian
contentment virtue piety
Piety and virtue are not only delightful for the present, but they leave peace and contentment behind them.
sleep procrastination sea
Is not he imprudent, who, seeing the tide making haste towards him apace, will sleep till the sea overwhelms him?
journey world tasks
He who is sincere hath the easiest task in the world, for, truth being always consistent with itself, he is put to no trouble about his words and actions; it is like traveling in a plain road, which is sure to bring you to your journey's end better than byways in which many lose themselves.
christian temptation
Every Christian is endued with a power whereby he is enabled to resist temptations.
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.
forgiving mind able
To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reason, and to forgive it of a great mind.
patience advantage
Great is the advantage of patience.