Roger Williams
Roger Williams
Roger Williamswas a Puritan, an English Reformed theologian, and later a Reformed Baptist who was an early proponent of religious freedom and separation of church and state, and a supporter of members of the Free Will Baptist movement...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTheologian
great guy house irons jeans pride took work
This is a guy who irons his work jeans and hangs them up. His house was meticulous. He took great pride in it.
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A false religion out of the church will not hurt the church, any more than weeds in the wilderness hurt an enclosed garden, or poisons hurt the body when they are not taken, and antidotes are received against them.
certainly fighting fights-and-fighting ill
certainly severely ill and is fighting for his life.
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I don't want to give you the impression that we're jumping with joy or he's definitely going to recover. It's just a step in the right direction.
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This scripture [Romans 13:1-6] is wrested from the scope of God's Spirit, and the nature of the place, and cannot truly be interpreted to mean that the power of the civil magistrate may be exercised in spiritual or soul matters.
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His brain is active, his pupils are reactive, ... We are not keeping people alive that aren't alive and we certainly wouldn't do that.
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In 13 years, this is the first time the feds have supported TAG funding (through a grant), ... It's always been a huge push from the state. The federal government hasn't always supported this in terms of finances, so it's a nice change.
honesty men office
There is a moral virtue, a moral fidelity, ability and honesty, which other men, besides church members, are, by good nature and education, by good laws and good examples nourished and trained up in; so that civil places and trust and credit need not be monopolized into the hands of church members (who sometimes are not fitted for public office), while all others are deprived and despoiled of their natural and civil rights and liberties.
err side
I'm going to err on the side of right.
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The greatest crime in the world is not developing your potential. When you do what you do best, you are helping not only yourself, but the world.
hours numbered possible
I have to tell you that his hours are numbered now. It is just not possible to recover.
bit bleeding problem remains
He remains very ill, there is a bit more of a problem with bleeding than we had before,
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Whatever tumults and strifes await God's witnesses, it remains clear that the doctrine of persecution for the sake of conscience is most evidently and lamentably contrary to the doctrine of Christ Jesus, the Prince of Peace.
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By concord little things grow great, by discord the greatest come to nothing.