"God's mercy is a holy mercy, which knows how to pardon sin, not to protect it; it is a sanctuary for the penitent, not for the presumptuous."

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Source : Edward Reynolds (1838). “Israel's prayer in time of trouble: with God's gracious answer; an explication of the fourteenth chapter of Hosea, in seven sermons, preached upon days of solemn humiliation”, p.15

Edward Reynolds

#Sins Not Quotes #Sanctuary Quotes #Mercy Quotes

“You may not be where you want to be, but you can look back and be thankful you're not where you used to be.”
“We must always go for the best. Do not compromise on quality. Reject if it is not the best - not only the best in India, but globally.”
“The window of opportunity to avert famine is rapidly closing and could already have closed. The real issue facing us is not whether there will be famine but how many people will actually die.”
“Do not look too far for you will see nothing.”

Source : "The Sun Watches the Sun". Book by Dejan Stojanovic, "Here and There" (p. 76), 1999.
“He who speaks without an attentive ear is mute.”
“It would be nice if all the Republicans could put poetry in a little box and put the box under the bed and sit on it, but they can't.”

Source : Interview with Anne-Marie Cusac, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. March 31, 2003.
“My two biggest influences are Archie comics and Dennis the Menace.”
“The theatre is a gross art, built in sweeps and over-emphasis. Compromise is its second name.”

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