Quote#God & Faith
It is a severe Rebuke upon us, that God makes us so many Allowances,…
Quote byWilliam Penn · 1644–1718
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Part I, 549.
English (original)
It is a severe Rebuke upon us, that God makes us so many Allowances, and we make so few to our Neighbor: As if Charity had nothing to do with Religion; Or Love with Faith, that ought to work by it.
— William Penn
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