Quote#Solitude
Brought the witness of tradition as a matter of fact, but when they…
Quote byJohn Henry Newman · 1801–1890
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Richard Hurrell Froude (23 August 1835), quoted in Letters and Correspondence of John Henry Newman During His Life in the English Church, 1890, Anne Mozley, ed., Longmans’s Green & Co., London, New York, Volume 2, p. 113..
English (original)
brought the witness of tradition as a matter of fact, but when they discussed the matter in council, cleared their views, etc., proved their power, they always went to Scripture alone.
— John Henry Newman
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Christian! hence learn to do thy part, And leave the rest to Heaven.
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Cor ad cor loquitur.
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