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First Principles: There Is A Serene and Settled Majesty To Woodland Scenery That Enters Into the Soul and Delights and Elevates It, and Fills It With Noble Inclinations
“There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.” – Washington Irving (It has been fundamental since the beginning of our nation to … Continue reading
First Principles: I Ask Sir, What Is the Militia? It Is the Whole People Except For A Few Public Officials
“I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials.” – George Mason
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First Principles: It Is An Undoubted Truth That Every Doctrine That Comes From God, Leads To God; and That Which Doth Not Tend To Promote Holiness Is Not of God
“It is an undoubted truth that every doctrine that comes from God, leads to God; and that which doth not tend to promote holiness is not of God.” – George Whitefield (The Great Awakening was a direct cause of the … Continue reading
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First Principles: It Was Never In My Heart To Slight Any Man, But Only That Man Should Be Kept In His Place and Not Sit In the Room of God
“It was never in my heart to slight any man, but only that man should be kept in his place and not sit in the room of God.” – Anne Hutchinson
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First Principles: A True and Faithful Christian Does Not Make Holy Living an Accidental Thing…The Business of the Christian Is To Be Like Christ
“A true and faithful Christian does not make holy living an accidental thing. It is his great concern. As the business of the soldier is to fight, so the business of the Christian is to be like Christ.” – Jonathan … Continue reading
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First Principles: Trust In the Lord With All Your Heart and Lean Not On Your Own Understanding; In All Your Ways Submit To Him, and He Will Make Paths Straight
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” – Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
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First Principles: Children, I Beseech You To Correct Your Hearts and Thoughts, So That You May Be Pleasing To God
“Children, I beseech you to correct your hearts and thoughts, so that you may be pleasing to God. Consider that although we may reckon ourselves to be righteous and frequently succeed in deceiving men, we can conceal nothing from God. … Continue reading
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First Principles: Learning Is Not Attained By Chance, It Must Be Sought For With Ardor and Diligence
“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.” – Abigail Adams
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First Principles: Think of the Father As A Spring of Life Begetting the Son Like A River and the Holy Ghost Like A Sea For the Spring, and the River and the Sea Are All of One Nature
“Think of the Father as a spring of life begetting the Son like a river and the Holy Ghost like a sea, for the spring and the river and sea are all one nature. Think of the Father as a … Continue reading
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First Principles: Whoever Commands the Sea, Commands the Trade; Whoever Commands the Trade of the World Commands the Riches of the World
“Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.” – Walter Raleigh
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