I have trouble enough without I come five mile to hear him preach only hellfire and bloody damnation. Take it to heart, Mr. Parris. There are many others who stay away from church these days because you hardly ever mention God any more.
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Fear can sometimes be necessary for moral urgency.
There are wheels within wheels in this village, and fires within fires!
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The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone.
You take an oath to a man whom you know follows the laws of providence, which he obeys independently of the influence of earthly powers, who leads the German p…
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